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Fish were a great pet for Michael but not Joseph, since

OPTIONS:
- Michael needed a pet that required minimal attention.
- Joseph needed a pet that required minimal attention.
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ANS: Michael needed a pet that required minimal attention.

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The company had to hire more youths than the elderly. The

OPTIONS:
- youths were lazy.
- elderly were lazy.
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ANS: elderly were lazy.

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While shopping, Jason could only get the shoes and not the pants in the store because the

OPTIONS:
- shoes were expensive.
- pants were expensive.
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ANS: pants were expensive.

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They could not get the desk for my office up the stairwell because the

OPTIONS:
- desk is too narrow.
- stairwell is too narrow.
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ANS:
stairwell is too narrow.