Idx | 2587 |
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Keyword | suspicious |
Type of Sentence | ✗ |
Error Sentence | Before I actually started to use one, I was suspicious about the value of computers. |
Correct Sentence | Before I actually started to use one, I was sceptical about the value of computers. |
Cloze Error Sentence | Before I actually started to use one, I was [[suspicious]] about the value of computers. |
Cloze Sentence | Before I actually started to use one, I was [[sceptical]] about the value of computers. |
Cloze Answer | sceptical |
Choices | suspicious | sceptical |
Explanation | suspicious = thinking that someone may be guilty of doing something wrong: 'I started to get suspicious when he refused to tell me where he had been.' sceptical = tending not to believe what people say about something: 'Many doctors remain highly sceptical about the value of alternative medicine.' |
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