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Select the correct option: The company expanded so quickly that its systems could _______ keep up.

1. barely
2. merely
3. scarcely
4. all but

Correct answer: barely

Solution

"Barely" means "only just" or "almost not," which fits the idea that the systems could just manage to keep up. The other options do not match the intended meaning as well.

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