Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the best option to fill in the blanks.

Despite his _____ of formal training, members of the industry sought out the designer because he offered solutions based on practical ______ rather than textbooks.

  1. abundance, formulae

  2. absence, theory

  3. battery, hearsay

  4. lack, experience

  5. want, academics
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Lack fits the first blank here. The designer was sought out in spite of his 'lack' of formal training. 'Practical experience' is opposite to 'textbook', so it makes sense in the second blank.

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