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Updated on: 03 Aug 2026, 11:19
Originally posted by Sajjad1994 on 12 Sep 2025, 11:08.
Last edited by Sajjad1994 on 03 Aug 2026, 11:19, edited 1 time in total.
Last edited by Sajjad1994 on 03 Aug 2026, 11:19, edited 1 time in total.
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Question Stats:
20% (00:31) correct
80% (00:37) wrong based on 10 sessions
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The recent discoveries of unexploded World War II munitions buried just beneath houses and roads in European cities is very (i) _________ , since one can easily imagine becoming a (ii) _________ of a war that ended decades ago.
| Blank (i) | Blank (ii) |
| A. exhilarating | D. hero |
| B. disquieting | E. martyr |
| C. demeaning | F. casualty |
28 Sep 2025, 02:27
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Official Explanation
The sentence claims that there are “unexploded World War II munitions,” or bombs, buried in places where people live. This could be upsetting, dangerous, or some other negative word. Of the given options, “disquieting” (disturbing) fits. “Exhilarating” (exciting) is positive and “demeaning” (belittling or disdainful), while negative, does not match the meaning of the sentence. The situation is disturbing because someone could become a victim, or “casualty,” of an old war. It wouldn’t be disturbing to become a “hero” and “martyr” (someone who suffers or is killed for a cause) doesn’t fit the intended meaning of an accidental death.
Answer: B,F
The sentence claims that there are “unexploded World War II munitions,” or bombs, buried in places where people live. This could be upsetting, dangerous, or some other negative word. Of the given options, “disquieting” (disturbing) fits. “Exhilarating” (exciting) is positive and “demeaning” (belittling or disdainful), while negative, does not match the meaning of the sentence. The situation is disturbing because someone could become a victim, or “casualty,” of an old war. It wouldn’t be disturbing to become a “hero” and “martyr” (someone who suffers or is killed for a cause) doesn’t fit the intended meaning of an accidental death.
Answer: B,F
03 Aug 2026, 09:59
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While I understand the correct responses, A and E could also fit since no other word in the sentence gives clarity whether the emotion is positive or negative. Any thing one should look out for?
03 Aug 2026, 11:33
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Hi
A and E do not fit here
Blank (i): "exhilarating" vs. "disquieting"
The clue is the second half of the sentence:
"...since one can easily imagine becoming a ________ of a war that ended decades ago."
The word since introduces the reason for the emotion.
Disquieting = causing anxiety or worry (which is correct)
Exhilarating = thrilling or exciting (Not fit here)
While there is no explicit word like "dangerous" or "frightening," the idea of becoming a victim of an explosion is inherently negative.
Blank (ii): "martyr" vs. "casualty"
A casualty is someone injured or killed in an accident, disaster, or war. That is exactly what someone struck by an unexploded bomb would be.
A martyr, on the other hand, is someone who suffers or dies for a cause, belief, religion, or principle. The element of sacrifice for a cause is essential.
If someone is killed because they accidentally disturbed an unexploded WWII shell, they are not dying for World War II or any cause. They are simply an unfortunate casualty.
Hence, A and E do not fit here.
