For decades, the personal archives of novelist Virginia Woolf were kept sealed by her estate, leaving literary scholars unable to examine crucial manuscripts and letters that could illuminate her creative process. However, a recent agreement between the Woolf Trust and Cambridge University has made these materials ______ to researchers. Professor James Morrison has already begun incorporating the newly opened collection into his investigation of Woolf's experimental techniques.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
A
significant
B
accessible
C
comprehensive
D
authentic

Question

For decades, the personal archives of novelist Virginia Woolf were kept sealed by her estate, leaving literary scholars unable to examine crucial manuscripts and letters that could illuminate her creative process. However, a recent agreement between the Woolf Trust and Cambridge University has made these materials ______ to researchers. Professor James Morrison has already begun incorporating the newly opened collection into his investigation of Woolf's experimental techniques.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?

A

significant

B

accessible

C

comprehensive

D

authentic

Accepted Answer

accessible

Answer

significant

Answer

comprehensive

Answer

authentic

Text from Passage	Analysis
"For decades, the personal archives of novelist Virginia Woolf were kept sealed by her estate,"	What it says: Archives sealed for decades by estate. What it does: Establishes the historical situation of restricted access. What it is: Background context
"leaving literary scholars unable to examine crucial manuscripts and letters that could illuminate her creative process."	What it says: Scholars couldn't access key materials. What it does: Explains the consequence of the sealed archives. What it is: Problem statement
"However, a recent agreement between the Woolf Trust and Cambridge University has made these materials"	What it says: New agreement = materials now... What it does: Introduces a contrasting development that changes the situation. What it is: Solution setup
[MISSING WORD]	What it is: Missing descriptor for materials' new status
"to researchers."	What it says: ...for researchers. What it does: Specifies who benefits from the change. What it is: Beneficiary specification
"Professor James Morrison has already begun incorporating the newly opened collection into his investigation of Woolf's experimental techniques."	What it says: Prof already using collection for research. What it does: Provides concrete evidence that researchers are now using the materials. What it is: Supporting evidence

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