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Because they had expected the spacecraft Voyager 2

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Because they had expected the spacecraft Voyager 2 to be able to gather data only about the planets Jupiter and Saturn, scientists were __________ the wealth of information it sent back from Neptune twelve years after leaving Earth.

A. anxious for
B. confident in
C. thrilled about
D. keen on
E. elated by
F. eager for

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thrilled about (Choice C) and elated by (Choice E).

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In the sentence, the words “expected” and “only” imply that the data received from the spacecraft exceeded scientists’ expectations. Therefore, the words that fill the blank
should describe a reaction to results that are better than hoped for, and the choices “thrilled about” and “elated by” both express such a reaction. The scientists may well
also have been eager for, or keen on, the information, but their eagerness is not well explained by the unexpectedness of the information.
Thus, the correct answer is thrilled about (Choice C) and elated by (Choice E).
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Re: Because they had expected the spacecraft Voyager 2 [#permalink] New post 21 Jan 2018, 03:36
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i selected eager and keen..i fall in trap
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Re: Because they had expected the spacecraft Voyager 2 [#permalink] New post 21 Jan 2018, 08:32
Answers :C,E
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Re: Because they had expected the spacecraft Voyager 2 [#permalink] New post 10 Aug 2019, 23:21
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Re: Because they had expected the spacecraft Voyager 2 [#permalink] New post 02 Jun 2020, 00:45
As per my understanding, since the outcome was more than expectation therefore, scientists were thrilled and elated (option C and E)
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Re: Because they had expected the spacecraft Voyager 2 [#permalink] New post 05 Jul 2020, 20:45
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The crux of all SE questions lies in understanding the meaning it intends to convey. I consider them as reading comprehension questions. Read to understand the real meaning and then fill in for the blank.
In this question- what the voyger did was beyond its scope hence the mentioned reaction
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