His statement ______ me as rather odd.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. struck
- Step 1: 'Strike somebody as' is the fixed expression.
Answer
struck.
Why not the others: "beat" is wrong because 'beat me as' is not an expression. "hit" is wrong because 'hit me as' is not an idiomatic British expression. "touched" is wrong because 'touched me as' is not an expression.
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