Question

coffea arabica take a walk down any street nearly anywhere in the world and you will be able to find yourself a cup of coffee. next to water, it may very well be the most popular drink in the world. but that has not always been the case! for hundreds of years, the coffea arabica tree—one of the plants from which coffee beans are harvested—could only be found in ethiopia or yemen. legend has it that sheikh omar, a magical healer, was exiled from his home in mocha, yemen, and had to survive on foraged food. the only plants he could find near his desert cave were a few coffea arabica trees, which, at the time, were thought to be useless to humans. having no choice, omar collected some beans and ate them. choose the option that best answers the question. which of the following alternatives to the underlined portion would not be acceptable? outside of water above water aside from water besides water

Explanation:

"Next to" implies proximity or adjacency to water. "Besides" can mean in addition to or apart from, but in the context of proximity, it is not as appropriate as "next to". "Outside of" and "aside from" also do not convey the same sense of close - proximity as "next to". "Above water" has a completely different meaning related to being not submerged.

Answer:

B. Above water