May 2010 QAS CR problem

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<p>"In this matter of the Diamond," he said, "the characters of innocent people have suffered from suspicion already- as you know. The memories of innocent people may suffer, hereafter for the WANT of a record of facts to which those who come after us can appeal. There can be no doubt that this strange family story of ours ought to be told. And I think, Betteredge the lawyer and I together have hit on the right way of telling it"</p>

<ol>
<li>In line 25, "want" most nearly means
(a) poverty
(b) Desire
(c) Lack
(D) Fault
(E) requirement</li>
</ol>

<p>Could someone reason this out? Why is B wrong? Thanks a lot!</p>

2

<p>I understand where I went wrong. If anyone else wants to explain there reasoning I’m sure it would help too!</p>

3

<p>I’m not sure… B sounds right to me :/</p>

4

<p>yes I am wondering too…B seems like the right answer…the suffering people desire a record of facts so that future generations can appeal to it…</p>

5

<p>It is C, “want” can mean lack of, “for want of” have you not heard this phrase before? It might be British or archaic but it is correct :P</p>

6

<p>May 2010 CR was miserable :(</p>

<p>I also think B is right !!<br>
Can somebody explain it ??</p>

7

<p>C is the correct answer.</p>

<p>This passage was about a stolen diamond. I reasoned that people who were against them (the owners of the diamond) would NOT WANT a set of facts or truths since that would only help the owners. C is correct. I just wanted to know the reasoning of others.</p>