Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Heat exhaustion can be a recreational hazard, (1) ______ for athletes playing sports outdoors (2) ______ wearing heat-trapping clothing and gear when temperatures are high, (3) ______ as the case in American football. Small studies (4) ______ aimed to design more (5) ______ football uniforms.
Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 2.
Option 1: since
Option 2: while
Option 3: instead
Option 4: otherwise
Correct Answer: while
Solution : The most appropriate option is the second option.
Explanation:
The sentence structure suggests a contrast or a simultaneous situation between heat exhaustion being a recreational hazard and athletes playing sports outdoors. The conjunction,
w
hile
fits best in this context by indicating the contrast between these two situations, and implies that, despite heat exhaustion being a hazard, athletes are engaging in outdoor sports.
Therefore, the correct answer would be while.
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