Question

read the paragraph.
annika has always enjoyed the process of discovering new information. but being on her school debate team has fueled annika’s love of learning. she now feels even more excited to engage in research on new topics, because she uncovers interesting situations and events that she can use in debates.

ence with the correct word.
strengthened
damaged
maintained
replaced

finding interesting information for debates have
annika’s love of learning.

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze the context. The sentence says the debate team "fueled" Annika's love of learning, meaning it increased or made it stronger. Now we check the options:

• "strengthened" means to make stronger, which matches the idea of fueling (increasing) her love.
• "damaged" would mean harming, which is opposite.
• "maintained" means keeping the same, but the text says it made her more excited, so it's not just maintaining.
• "replaced" means substituting, which doesn't fit here.

Answer:

strengthened