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Question
Fill in the blank in the sentence below using the appropriate forms of the words given in the following box.
The guide called Stephen Hawking a worthy ________________to Isaac Newton.
Options
guide
succeed
chair
travel
pale
draw
true
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Solution
The guide called Stephen Hawking a worthy successor to Isaac Newton.
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