English Language Proficiency Tests, Advanced Level
ESL/EFL Test #845 [color=blue]“Robinson Crusoe”, question 2
The plot of the story has Crusoe sailing on a ship in September in 1651. He … capture by pirates and becomes a slave for two years before escaping.
(a) encroaches
(b) enrages
(c) encourages
(d) encounters
English Language Proficiency Tests, Advanced Level
ESL/EFL Test #845 [color=blue]“Robinson Crusoe”, answer 2
The plot of the story has Crusoe sailing on a ship in September in 1651. He encounters capture by pirates and becomes a slave for two years before escaping.
Correct answer: (d) encounters
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He encounters capture by pirates…=He meets/ comes across sth unpleasant or difficult.
Here: He encounters capture by pirates./The pirates kept him as a prisoner.