Portable video game consoles and other small electronic devices tend to ______ internal batteries that can't be easily taken out and swapped for new ones. Sustainability researcher Mariana López Dávila warns that when these batteries stop working, the devices are usually thrown away, becoming harmful waste.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
Explanation
Context: Portable devices "tend to [blank] internal batteries that can't be easily taken out." When batteries stop working, "devices are usually thrown away"—have batteries inside.
Answer: C) contain
Why? Have inside = include. Contain = include, hold.
Traps:
- A) imagine → means envision, different
- B) prevent → means stop, different
- D) discover → means find, different