Question

select the correct answer from each drop - down menu.

1. scientists drop - down menu with options: corroded, tormented, conjectured, depicted, subsisted that reducing the consumption of substances that emit harmful gases would reduce pollution.
2. jonathan drop - down menu by the drop - down menu noise made by the loud musical procession on the street.
3. the poor drop - down menu for a pleasant surprise when he drop - down menu stumbled upon a pot of gold buried in his yard.

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Explanation:

1. For the first sentence, scientists make an educated guess about the link between reducing gas-emitting substance consumption and pollution reduction; "conjectured" means to form such a guess.
2. For the second sentence, loud noise from a procession would distress Jonathan; "tormented" means to cause severe distress to someone.
3. For the third sentence, the poor man was existing in difficult circumstances before finding gold; "subsisted" means to sustain oneself, especially with difficulty.

Answer:

1. Scientists conjectured that reducing the consumption of substances that emit harmful gases would reduce pollution.
2. Jonathan was tormented by the noise made by the loud musical procession on the street.
3. The poor man who subsisted on a meager income got a pleasant surprise when he stumbled upon a pot of gold buried in his yard.