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Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning ofthe sentence as a whole.

Those scholars who believe that the true author of the poem died in 1812 consider the authenticity of this particular manuscript ------- because it includes references to events that occurred in 1818.

(A) ageless
(B) tenable
(C) suspect
(D) unique
(E) legitimate

答案和解析

答案：C

解析：

Choice (C) is correct. Since an author would be unable to refer to events that occurred after he or she had died, scholars would have cause for considering the authenticity of an 1818 manuscript "suspect," or worthy of suspicion.