Question

the restaurant
read the sentence from the passage.
there was an electricity in the air as the workers prepared
for the busiest hours of the day, anticipating the pending
chaos.
what is the meaning of the underlined word anticipating as it
is used in the sentence?
(a) to hope
(b) to expect
(c) to count on
(d) to look forward

Explanation:

In the context of the sentence, the workers are preparing for the busiest hours. "Anticipating" here means having an expectation of what is to come (the pending chaos). "To hope" implies a desire rather than an expectation. "To count on" means to rely on. "To look forward" implies a positive eagerness. "To expect" fits best as it means to anticipate or have a prior notion of something happening.

Answer:

B. to expect