|Question 3Verbal

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Louise Arner Boyd, who led several scientific expeditions off the coast of Greenland in the 1930s, undoubtedly accomplished much, but to gain a lasting place in our historical memory, there is little that can        being the first to do something. For example, people will always remember that Eardley Gordon Gallien led the expedition that first mapped the area around Kalambo Falls between Zambia and Tanzania.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
prevail over
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compare with
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detract from
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fluctuate with
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