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Question 13

Direct current information: "The archive opens at nine." The receptionist says that the archive ___ at nine.

  1. had opened
  2. would open
  3. opensCorrect answer
  4. opened

Explanation

Opens stays in the present because says is a present-tense reporting verb and the information is explicitly current. Opened would introduce an unnecessary past shift and make the schedule sound historical.

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