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tchrist
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You don't need to understand what "ripped" means to answer the question correctly, and you were probably not expected to know in the reading comprehension task.

By process of elimination:

they admired my rental car and said that they thought rental cars broke easily and that they each wanted to get one

NO: if this was the case it would be had thoughthad thought - until they saw my rental car.

they admired my rental car and said that they thought rental cars were appealing

OK - it makes sense, what they said demonstrates their admiration.

they admired my rental car and said that they were surprised that rental cars were new

NO: to "totally" rip = to be unexpectedly new?to "totally" rip = to be unexpectedly new? Highly unlikely because of the strong adverb.

they admired my rental car and said that they determined rental cars were ugly

NO: "We like your rental car and we have reached the conclusion that rental cars are ugly" - this would only make sense if they especially admire ugly things - unlikely.

You don't need to understand what "ripped" means to answer the question correctly, and you were probably not expected to know in the reading comprehension task.

By process of elimination:

they admired my rental car and said that they thought rental cars broke easily and that they each wanted to get one

NO: if this was the case it would be had thought - until they saw my rental car.

they admired my rental car and said that they thought rental cars were appealing

OK - it makes sense, what they said demonstrates their admiration.

they admired my rental car and said that they were surprised that rental cars were new

NO: to "totally" rip = to be unexpectedly new? Highly unlikely because of the strong adverb.

they admired my rental car and said that they determined rental cars were ugly

NO: "We like your rental car and we have reached the conclusion that rental cars are ugly" - this would only make sense if they especially admire ugly things - unlikely.

You don't need to understand what "ripped" means to answer the question correctly, and you were probably not expected to know in the reading comprehension task.

By process of elimination:

they admired my rental car and said that they thought rental cars broke easily and that they each wanted to get one

NO: if this was the case it would be had thought - until they saw my rental car.

they admired my rental car and said that they thought rental cars were appealing

OK - it makes sense, what they said demonstrates their admiration.

they admired my rental car and said that they were surprised that rental cars were new

NO: to "totally" rip = to be unexpectedly new? Highly unlikely because of the strong adverb.

they admired my rental car and said that they determined rental cars were ugly

NO: "We like your rental car and we have reached the conclusion that rental cars are ugly" - this would only make sense if they especially admire ugly things - unlikely.

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grateful
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You don't need to understand what "ripped" means to answer the question correctly, and you were probably not expected to know in the reading comprehension task.

By process of elimination:

they admired my rental car and said that they thought rental cars broke easily and that they each wanted to get one

NO: if this was the case it would be had thought - until they saw my rental car.

they admired my rental car and said that they thought rental cars were appealing

OK - it makes sense, what they said demonstrates their admiration.

they admired my rental car and said that they were surprised that rental cars were new

NO: to "totally" rip = to be unexpectedly new? Highly unlikely because of the strong adverb.

they admired my rental car and said that they determined rental cars were ugly

NO: "We like your rental car and we have reached the conclusion that rental cars are ugly" - this would only make sense if they especially admire ugly things - unlikely.