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Read the paragraph.
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
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
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eagerly
Explanation: "Eagerly anticipating" fits the tone—she's confident and looking forward to the match after preparing and studying her opponent. "Anxiously" implies worry, "cautiously" sounds hesitant, and "studiously" focuses on study rather than anticipation.
Explanation: "Eagerly anticipating" fits the tone—she's confident and looking forward to the match after preparing and studying her opponent. "Anxiously" implies worry, "cautiously" sounds hesitant, and "studiously" focuses on study rather than anticipation.
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