Question

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alex atala and brazilian cuisine
at first, brazilian chef alex atala opened his restaurant in são paulo in 1999, people told him hed never succeed. in a country where european cuisine was held in the highest regard, they said, no one would patronize a restaurant serving brazilian food. atala, whose restaurant has consistently ranked among the worlds best, has long disproven the naysayers. using traditional brazilian ingredients, such as manioc root and even ants—in
question 1 of 7
question 1 refers to the underlined passage text at first.
which choice makes the sentence most grammatically acceptable?
○ no change
○ years ago,
○ when
○ delete the highlighted text.

Explanation:

To determine the best choice, we analyze the context. The sentence is about the initial reaction when Alex Atala opened his restaurant. "At first" is appropriate as it means initially, matching the context of people's early opinion. "Years ago" is too vague in time reference, "When" would need a clause, and deleting "At first" loses the initial - reaction context. So "No Change" is correct.

Answer:

No Change