There has been a sharp ___ in the number of tourists this year.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. decline
- Step 1: Read the sentence and decide what kind of word or phrase the gap needs. Step 2. 'A decline in the number' is a natural collocation. Answer: decline. Why not the others: 'Descent', 'drop out' and 'lowering' do not collocate with 'number of tourists'.
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