Word-Based Sentence Completions - ISEE Lower Level Verbal Reasoning

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Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.

Although some people                      a skill for many years, attempting to improve their abilities at the task, they still fail to become experts in spite of the many hours that they spend in disciplined work.

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Pay careful attention in this long sentence. It is said that the people do something for many years. They do it in order to improve their abilities at some given task. When they fail, they do so in spite of all this work. Therefore, this means that they are actively working to gain a skill. We call this kind of activity "practicing", as you well know. It is not mere listening or learning (though these are involved). The simple word "practice" is the best answer for this long and complex sentence!

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