The recent discovery of a carved wooden figure dating to around 2,000 years ago in a ditch in England was truly surprising. Wooden objects ______ survive for so long due to their high susceptibility to rot, but archaeologists suspect layers of sediment in the ditch preserved the figure by creating an oxygen-free environment.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
Explanation
Context: The discovery of a 2,000-year-old wooden figure was "truly surprising." Wooden objects [blank] "survive for so long due to their high susceptibility to rot"—don't often survive.
Answer: C) rarely
Why? Don't often = seldom. Rarely = seldom.
Traps:
- A) sturdily → means strongly, different
- B) carelessly → means negligently, different
- D) simply → means just, different