The following text is adapted from a story about a hiker.
Whenever I feel the walls of the city closing in; whenever the noise of the traffic becomes a headache in my soul... then, I account it high time to hike into the mountains as soon as I can.
As used in the text, what does the word "account" most nearly mean?
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
Calculate
Consider
Report
Value
Correct Answer: B
Choice B is the best answer. The narrator says, "I account it high time." This means "I think it is time" or "I judge it to be time." "Consider" is a synonym for account in this sense.
Choice A is incorrect because "calculate" implies math. Choice C is incorrect because "report" implies telling someone else. Choice D is incorrect because "value" implies monetary worth.