The underlined words are : "allay the discontent". To Allay means to enervate or reduce. Discontentment simply means dissatisfaction. Hence the "following alternatives to the underlined portion would NOT be acceptable: is "justify the gratification" (Option A). Note that this is a text of knowledge of synonyms.
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The correct answer is B) because a run-on sentence is a sentence which is incorrectly punctuated. In this case, B doesn't have the right punctuation mark. Instead of a comma (,) perhaps a semicolon (;) should be used.
1. Important
2. Right
3. Racist
4. Cruel
5. Good
Answer: D. It has a problem-and-solution structure because it shows how ancient people solved the dilemma of finding sweeteners.
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