Question

some students choose a college before they decide what they want to major in. that is a mistake because some colleges have better programs in some areas than others. because i have already decided to major in mechanical engineering, i investigated colleges whose programs worked with my interests. after considering many different colleges, i finally narrowed my list to several schools with excellent programs in mechanical engineering. i plan to apply to them all. this way, i will obtain an excellent education in my chosen field. what is a more specific word to replace the underlined word? a aligned b developed c left d went

Explanation:

The word "narrowed" means to make something less wide or to reduce in scope. Among the options:

• "aligned" means to arrange in a straight line or to bring into agreement.
• "developed" means to grow or to bring to a more advanced state.
• "left" means to go away from or to depart.
• "went" is the past - tense of "go".

The context is about reducing the list of colleges (from many to several), so "narrowed" is best replaced by "developed" as it implies a process of refining and making more specific (in a sense of growth towards a more specific state).

Answer:

C. developed