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Set 5: Words in Context

Explanation

Answer: A

PASSAGE

The Silk Road was not just a trade route for goods like silk and spices, but also a path for the ______ of ideas, religion, and technology between East and West.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?

A. exchange✓ Correct
B. destruction
C. theft
D. silence

Detailed Explanation

Trade routes facilitate the movement of things between people. 'Exchange' means the act of giving one thing and receiving another.

Key Evidence:

• "trade route"

• "between East and West"

Why others are wrong: B (Destruction means ruining.), C (Theft means stealing.), D (Silence implies no communication.).

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