Nhận biết (M1)

A team of microbiologists took surface temperatures from a range of wild mushrooms, Amanita muscaria and a species of the genus Thelephora among them. Readings came in between 1.4 and 5.9°C below the temperature of the surrounding air, a gap the team ______ to water evaporating off the mushrooms and cooling them as it went.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?

• A.

  conceded

• B.

  prescribed

• C.

  attributed

• D.

  amended