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Instructions [99-100]: Choose the correct word which best fits the sentence so that it is complete and grammatically correct.
It was no wonder that after the roads were closed with continuous snow fall, hotels started_______ off the tourists.
Instructions [99-100]: Choose the correct word which best fits the sentence so that it is complete and grammatically correct.
It was no wonder that after the roads were closed with continuous snow fall, hotels started_______ off the tourists.
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Think of the phrase that means to profit unfairly from someone who has no choice.
Updated On: Aug 18, 2026
- raking
- taking
- beating
- looting
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The Correct Option is A
Solution and Explanation
This question tests a phrasal verb that fits the idea of hotels overcharging stranded tourists once the roads closed and the tourists had no other option.
- Option A (raking): Correct. "Rake off" means to take a profit, often an unfair or excessive one, from a situation. Hotels overcharging trapped tourists fits this exactly.
- Option B (taking): Wrong. "Taking off the tourists" does not form a natural phrase here; "take off" usually means to depart or remove, which does not fit this context.
- Option C (beating): Wrong. "Beating off the tourists" suggests physical violence, which is far too extreme for a sentence about hotel pricing.
- Option D (looting): Wrong. "Looting off" is not standard usage and is also too extreme, implying outright theft rather than overcharging.
Since options C and D are too extreme and option B does not make sense in this context, option A is correct.
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