Question

choose the best transition word to fill in the blank. phil often went camping when he was young and he enjoyed every trip. ________, he works as an adventure guide in africa now. as a result meanwhile on the other hand by contrast

Explanation:

• As a result implies a cause - effect relationship. Phil's past camping (cause) leads to his current job as an adventure guide (effect).
• Meanwhile is used for actions happening at the same time, which is not the case here as it's about past and present.
• On the other hand is for presenting an alternative or different aspect of a topic, not a temporal - causal link.
• By contrast is for highlighting differences, not a progression from past to present based on an activity.

Answer:

As a result