Question

read paragraph 3.

(3) did that mean, my friends, that someone would come into this world without having had an opportunity, of course, to have hit one lick of work, should be born with more than it and all of its children and children’s children could ever dispose of, but that another one would have to be born into a life of starvation?
which choice could most effectively replace the phrase \hit one lick of\?

a. performed any
b. defeated any
c. tasted any
d. solved any

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze the context of the sentence, which is about a person being born without the chance to do any work, while another is born into starvation. We need to find a phrase that means "do" or "perform" work.

• Option A: "performed any" fits the context as "performed any work" means doing work, matching the idea of having the opportunity to work.
• Option B: "defeated any" doesn't make sense with "work" as defeating work is illogical.
• Option C: "tasted any" is irrelevant to the concept of work.
• Option D: "solved any" doesn't fit as "solved work" is not a standard phrase.

Answer:

A. performed any