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<b>Correct answer: B — over</b> <ul> <li><b>Reason:</b> The verb <i>triumph</i> is commonly followed by the preposition <i>over</i> to mean “to conquer or defeat.” This is a fixed collocation: <i>triumph over something.</i></li> <li><b>Why others are wrong:</b> <ul> <li>for, to, at</li> <li>do not form the common verb–preposition pair with <i>triumph</i>.</li> </ul> </li> </ul>

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<div class="ai-answer-card"><b>✅ Correct Answer</b><p>Referendum</p></div>
<div class="ai-why-card"><b>? Why?</b><p>A referendum is a vote by the people on a specific proposal, especially a law or amendment. It is the practice of submitting a proposal to a popular vote.</p></div>
<div class="ai-rule-card"><b>? Remember</b><p>Think of "refer" as asking the people directly to vote on a proposal.</p></div>
<div class="ai-example-card"><b>? Example</b><p>The government held a referendum to decide on the constitutional amendment.</p></div>
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<b>Explanation</b> <ul> <li><b>Correct answer: D (the)</b> – Use the definite article <i>the</i> before a noun phrase that refers to a specific, known quality. Here, “the scenic beauty” means the village’s own specific beauty that is known or identified.</li> <li><b>Rule</b> – Articles: <i>a/an</i> = non-specific (singular count); <i>the</i> = specific/known; zero article = general statements or plurals/uncountables.</li> <li><b>Why others are wrong</b>: <ul> <li>A <i>some</i> – non-specific quantity,Unnatural with “possesses” here.</li> <li>B <i>a</i> / C <i>an</i> – would imply a single beauty, awkward for uncountable “beauty.”</li> </ul> </li> </ul>