SAT OwlQuestion bank / Words in Context
The Great Wall of China was not built all at once. Different dynasties constructed separate walls over a period of roughly two thousand years, and during the Ming dynasty many older sections were ______ and connected to form much of the structure that visitors see today.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
forgotten
painted
flooded
rebuilt
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Answer: D
The sentence describes older sections being joined into the wall visitors see now. For them to become part of today's structure, they had to be restored, so "rebuilt" fits.
Choice A, "forgotten," conflicts with the sections being connected into a structure that still stands.
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