Correct Answer: wanted
Correct Answer: Change “know” to “knows”
Your understanding of verbs was tested in this question, and the only option where the verb needs to be changed is D.
Correct Answer: utterly absurd or ridiculous
Something is absurd or ridiculous if it is preposterous, which indicates that there is no genuine explanation for why it occurred.
Correct Answer: delegated
designated and delegated are synonyms
Correct Answer: Swimming remains a competitive Olympic sport.
The correct answer is the third one. The author's prophecy for swimming is fulfilled if swimming remains a competitive Olympic sport, as the passage discusses the evolution of swimming into a highly intricate competitive sport and ponders how it will evolve in the future.
Correct Answer:stopped
In this instance, spark and stop are antonyms. A fire must be extinguished by doing the opposite action to that of sparking.
Correct Answer: An activity narrowed to a specific purpose and expanded to consider future implications.
The passage starts by discussing the evolution of swimming, narrows down to its specific purposes and competitive aspects, and then expands to consider future implications, making it a structure where an activity is narrowed to a specific purpose and expanded to consider future implications.