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Choose the option that BEST completes: 'For a child, finding a silver coin in garbage means hope; ___ for an adult it is daily bread.'

AIf
BAnd
CBut
DSo
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. But
'But' marks the contrast in framing between children and adults that the passage spells out. 'And' is conjunctive 'so' is consequential 'if' is conditional — neither fits.
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