سوال ۲ کنکور ارشد مهندسی برق ۱۴۰۰
Because my husband is a «..........» supporter of the high school football team, he donates money to their organization every year.
پاسخ صحیح: گزینهٔ A — zealous
The blank needs an adjective describing a supporter whose commitment is strong enough that he donates money every year. Zealous means full of zeal; enthusiastic, passionate and devoted (Persian: متعصب، پرشور، مشتاق), and "a zealous supporter" is a standard collocation.
| Option | Meaning | Fits? |
|---|---|---|
| zealous | passionately devoted, fervent (پرشور، متعصب) | Yes — explains the yearly donations |
| anomalous | deviating from the norm, irregular (غیرعادی، نابهنجار) | No — says nothing about support |
| receptive | willing to accept new ideas or suggestions (پذیرا) | No — one is receptive to something; it does not modify "supporter" |
| successive | following one after another (پیاپی، متوالی) | No — describes a sequence (e.g. "three successive years"), not a person |
So the sentence reads: "Because my husband is a zealous supporter of the high school football team, he donates money to their organization every year." The answer is option 1.
Exam trick: the cause clause ("Because …") must justify the result clause. Ask what kind of supporter gives money every year — an enthusiastic one. "Successive" is a distractor planted by the phrase "every year".