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Difficulty: EasyTone Consistency

Astronomers have recently detected a new exoplanet orbiting a nearby star. This celestial body, located approximately forty light-years from Earth, features an atmosphere rich in carbon dioxide. Scientists are eager to study this planet because it is super cool for understanding atmospheric development.

Which of the following options, if substituted for the underlined portion, best maintains the tone of the passage?

  1. A
    NO CHANGE
  2. presents a valuable opportunityAnswer
  3. C
    represents a truly magnificent and peerless gateway
  4. D
    provides an important resource on understanding

Answer

The option that states 'presents a valuable opportunity' is the correct answer.
The correct option, 'presents a valuable opportunity', fits the academic and professional tone established in the rest of the passage, which features formal phrasing such as 'celestial body' and 'features an atmosphere rich in carbon dioxide'.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the established tone of the surrounding passage.
The passage uses formal, scientific vocabulary such as 'celestial body', 'detected', and 'atmosphere rich in carbon dioxide', establishing an objective, academic tone.
Recognizing the tone of the context is necessary to select an option that matches the same register of language.
2
Evaluate the choices to find the one that fits this academic register without introducing grammatical errors.
The phrase 'is super cool' is too informal, 'represents a truly magnificent and peerless gateway' is overly dramatic, and 'provides an important resource on understanding' contains a preposition error. The phrase 'presents a valuable opportunity' is grammatically correct and aligns perfectly with the academic tone.
Eliminating options that violate tone consistency or grammatical standards leaves the single correct choice.

Key Concept

Tone consistency requires maintaining a uniform level of formality (register) and style throughout a passage.
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