Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined word in the given sentence.
Microwave ovens heat food quickly, anxiously and safely, but do not brown or bake
food in the way that conventional ovens do.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. efficiently.
The meaning of the given words is:
- Anxiously: eagerness to do something.
- Angrily: implies an angry reaction.
- Efficiently: working in an organized manner.
- Beautifully: in an attractive manner.
- Accidently: something happening by a chance.
The efficacy of microwave ovens is discussed as compared to conventional ovens in the given sentence.
We need a word that describes the efficiency of the oven. Thus, 'efficiently' would be the most appropriate.
Thus, the correct answer is:
Microwave ovens heat food quickly, efficiently, and safely, but do not brown or bake
food in the way that conventional ovens do.