The Unexpected Discovery

3 questions. Choose the meaning or usage that best fits each situation. Try answering before reopening the passage.

1What does fortuitous emphasize about the meeting?A. It proved that every visit to the shop would be successful.B. It happened by chance rather than by prior arrangement.C. It was certain to happen because the designer needed shelves.D. It had been scheduled in a written agreement.

2Complete the sentence: Accepting the large cabinet brought the _____ responsibility of arranging its transport.A. imaginaryB. priorC. unrelatedD. concomitant

3Which event most clearly illustrates serendipity?A. She follows a timetable to attend a previously arranged meeting.B. While searching for shelves, she unexpectedly discovers drawings that are useful for a different project.C. She finds the address she wrote down by looking at the same note.D. She receives exactly the item she ordered through a routine delivery.

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