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Choose the most appropriate pair of words from the options given below to complete the following sentence: She could not _____ the thought of ______ the election to her bitter rival.
- bear, loosing
- bare, loosing
- bear, losing
- bare, losing
Correct answer: bear, losing
Solution
'Bear' means to endure or tolerate, which fits the first blank. 'Losing' is the correct gerund form of 'lose'; 'loosing' is incorrect here. So 'bear, losing' is the correct pair.
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