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Critical Reading>Sentence Completions

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

Scientists are studying the birth and growth of thunderstorms to discover what causes the difference between showers that enable crops to ------- and ------- storms that cause floods and erosions.

(A) flourish . . violent
(B) wither . . damaging
(C) grow . . harmless
(D) parch . . severe
(E) multiply . . essential

答案和解析

答案：A

解析：

A shower is gentle rain that waters crops, making them "flourish." In contrast, the deluge of rain in a "violent" storm may damage crops and soil.