Question
Lhasa, previously known as Rasa, is a city in Tibet. (2) In Tibetan, Lhasa means “the Land of Gods.” (3) The city is also known as the Sunshine City because of the abundant annual sunshine. (4) Once, it was the capital of the Tibetan Empire. (5) Lhasa remains the political, economic, cultural, and religious center of Tibet. (6) The city has many attractions.
(7) The Tibetan Empire once stretched from India to Mongolia, and Rasa was the capital. (8) The fifth Dalai Lama made Lhasa the capital of his kingdom while in 1950, communist troops took the city. (9) The Dalai Lama is the divinely chosen Tibetan ruler. (10) Lhasa’s Potala Palace is the Dalai Lama’s home. (11) My parents brought back yak cheese from their trip to Lhasa.
Dolma would like to use a more appropriate word in sentence 8. Which word should replace took in this sentence?
Responses
A visitedvisited
B capturedcaptured
C coveredcovered
D cared for
(7) The Tibetan Empire once stretched from India to Mongolia, and Rasa was the capital. (8) The fifth Dalai Lama made Lhasa the capital of his kingdom while in 1950, communist troops took the city. (9) The Dalai Lama is the divinely chosen Tibetan ruler. (10) Lhasa’s Potala Palace is the Dalai Lama’s home. (11) My parents brought back yak cheese from their trip to Lhasa.
Dolma would like to use a more appropriate word in sentence 8. Which word should replace took in this sentence?
Responses
A visitedvisited
B capturedcaptured
C coveredcovered
D cared for
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The most appropriate word to replace "took" in sentence 8 is **B) captured**. This word conveys the idea that the communist troops seized control of Lhasa, which aligns with the historical context.