Question 32 - Reading and Writing Practice Test for the PSAT/NMSQT Exam

Which verb or verb phrase best completes the sentence in the passage provided?

Venus is an inhospitable planet, likely incapable of supporting life. The atmosphere is exceptionally dense and composed mostly of carbon dioxide, the air pressure is equivalent to that found at 3,000 feet underwater on Earth, it’s extremely hot, and strong winds blow around storms of sulfuric acid rain and lightning driven by volcanic eruptions. It ____ a harsh planet!

Hint

Be alert for words like better, best, more, most/mostly, main/mainly, major/majority, higher/highest, greater/greatest, biggest, largest, strongest, preferred, ideal/ideally, closest, special, especially critical, crucial, predominantly, definitely, largely, key, and primary/primarily in questions. They indicate that there might be other answers that could work, but the correct answer is the one that is the best of the choices given.

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