Question

you may have only a small interest in people who set records, but cherry’s interest is keen. he is especially interested in a man named ashrita furman. ashrita has set more world records than anyone else, and cherry would hate to miss a chance to beat him. exciting people is \the greatest part of record - breaking,\ cherry says. cherry yoshitake receives one of his many guinness world records awards. look at the meaning of \keen\ chart. which clue helps you understand what \keen\ means...

Explanation:

To determine the clue for "keen", we analyze the context:

1. The sentence "You may have only a small interest in people who set records, but Cherry’s interest is keen. He is especially interested in a man named Ashrita Furman..." shows a contrast between "small interest" and Cherry’s "keen" interest, plus his specific excitement about Ashrita.
2. Another clue: "Exciting people is 'The greatest part of record - breaking,' Cherry says." This shows Cherry’s enthusiasm for record - breaking, which ties to his "keen" interest.

Among the possible clues (from the text), the relevant ones are:

• "You may have only a small interest... but Cherry’s interest is keen. He is especially interested in a man named Ashrita Furman." (contrast with "small interest" and his specific excitement)
• "Exciting people is 'The greatest part of record - breaking,' Cherry says." (shows his enthusiasm, supporting "keen" meaning "very excited about something")

If we consider the most direct clue from the first sentence’s contrast and his specific interest, the clue could be "You may have only a small interest in people who set records, but Cherry’s interest is keen. He is especially interested in a man named Ashrita Furman." (or the part about his excitement for record - breaking people).

For the meaning "very excited about something", the clue that helps is the contrast between the "small interest" others might have and Cherry’s strong, excited interest (shown by his focus on Ashrita and his view on exciting people in record - breaking).

If we have to pick one from the text’s highlighted parts, the phrase "He is especially interested in a man named Ashrita Furman" (or the contrast with "small interest") or "Exciting people is 'The greatest part of record - breaking,'" works.

Let's assume the question is to pick the clue from the text. A key clue is: "You may have only a small interest in people who set records, but Cherry’s interest is keen. He is especially interested in a man named Ashrita Furman." (or the part about exciting people being the greatest part) as it shows Cherry’s strong, excited interest, matching "very excited about something".

The context shows a contrast between a small interest and Cherry's "keen" interest (plus his excitement about record - breaking people), so clues like his specific interest in Ashrita or his view on exciting people in record - breaking help understand "keen" means "very excited about something".

Answer:

A relevant clue is "You may have only a small interest in people who set records, but Cherry’s interest is keen. He is especially interested in a man named Ashrita Furman." (or "Exciting people is 'The greatest part of record - breaking,' Cherry says.") which helps understand "keen" means "very excited about something".