Question 173
MediumOriginal questionChoose the word that best fills the blank.
The sales of the new phone have ______ all our expectations.
Show the answer and explanation
CorrectNot quiteAnswer C
Correct answer: C
Explanation
To exceed expectations is to be better than people expected.
Worth noting
Succeeded looks close, but it means followed after or did well, and it cannot take "expectations" as its object.
- Concept
- The word the sentence needs: "exceed"
- Typical timeTypical
- 40 s
- Your timeYours
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