Question

Allisa had been _______ anticipating the chess match all week. She felt highly prepared, and she had been studying new moves and strategies. Many people feared her opponent, Lex Walden, but she had also been studying his game, and she had figured out his main weakness. Lex would never know what hit him.

What word best completes the sentence?

anxiously
cautiously
studiously
eagerly

Answer 1

The word that best completes the sentence is **eagerly**. This choice conveys Allisa's enthusiasm and excitement about the upcoming chess match, which aligns with her feelings of being highly prepared and having studied her opponent.