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Question 76

The security seal is unbroken, so this ___ the specimen jar that was opened this morning.

  1. mustn't be
  2. must be not
  3. can't to be
  4. can't beCorrect answer

Explanation

Can't be expresses a confident negative deduction from the intact security seal. Mustn't be would sound like a prohibition against identity rather than a logical conclusion about the jar.

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