C. DISTURBING CAN BEST BE REPLACED IN THIS SENTENCE WITH BOTHERING....

4. c. Disturbing can best be replaced in this sentence with bothering. The main context clue is the wordquietly, which indicates that the Sami did not want to bother the woodland spirits. If they did disturbthe spirits, they might make them angry (choice a), but the context suggests that disturbing the peace-fulness of the woods is first necessary to awaken their anger. Choice bdoes not make sense in the con-text of the sentence (there is no suggestion that the Sami could hurt the woodland spirits by notmoving quietly), and choice dcan be ruled out because it is a positive word. The context clearly sug-gests that disturbing is something negative.Practice 3