Question 10·Easy·Words in Context
In a 2018 press release, the technology company ______ its commitment to renewable energy, pledging to power all of its facilities with solar electricity by 2025. Thіѕ quеѕtіоn is from Anікο
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
For Words-in-Context questions, first read the full sentence and restate in your own words what should go in the blank (for example, "supported its commitment" or "confirmed its commitment"). Then, look at the choices and eliminate any that clearly conflict with the tone (positive vs. negative) or the logic of the sentence. Prefer the choice that most precisely matches the meaning you predicted from context, rather than relying on which word "sounds" right in isolation. Thіѕ quеѕtіon іѕ from Аnіко
Hints
Look at the overall tone
Is the sentence positive or negative about the company's commitment to renewable energy? Focus on the phrase about pledging to power all facilities with solar electricity.
Focus on the company's action
Ask yourself: in this press release, is the company supporting its commitment, rejecting it, or ignoring it?
Eliminate choices that clash with the pledge
Any answer choice that suggests opposing, rejecting, or failing to notice the commitment should be removed, because the company is making a strong, specific promise.
Step-by-step Explanation
Understand the situation in the sentence
The sentence is about a 2018 press release from a technology company. In that press release, the company talks about its commitment to renewable energy and makes a pledge: "pledging to power all of its facilities with solar electricity by 2025." This pledge clearly supports renewable energy and sounds positive and serious.
Decide what the missing verb should express
The verb in the blank describes how the company treated its commitment in this press release. Because the company is making a big, specific promise about solar electricity, it is supporting, emphasizing, or confirming its commitment, not challenging or ignoring it. So we need a verb that matches a positive, reinforcing action toward the commitment.
Test each answer choice against the context
Go through the choices and ask, "Does this describe a company that is making a strong, positive pledge about renewable energy?"
- A verb that means argued against or challenged the commitment would not fit, because the company is promising to use solar.
- A verb that means rejected the commitment would also not fit.
- A verb that means failed to notice the commitment would clash with the clear focus on renewable energy.
- The only verb that matches a company publicly confirming its support for renewable energy, while making a specific pledge, is "reaffirmed", so choice A) reaffirmed is correct. Anikο - Freе ЅAT Рrеp