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Read the passage and answer the questions that follow.

The New Year is a time for resolutions. Mentally at least, most of us could compile formidable lists of do's and dont's. The same old favourites recur year in and year out with monotonous regularity. Past experience has taught us that certain accomplishments are beyond attainment. If we remain inveterate smokers, it is only because we have so often experienced to frustration that results from failure. Most of us fail in our efforts at self-improvement because our schemes are too ambitious and we never have time to carry them out. We also make the fundamental error of announcing our resolutions to everybody so that we look even more foolish when we slip back into our old bad ways.

The phrase 'formidable lists of do's and don'ts' means that _______.

A
the bad points of our character are formidable
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the list is so long that it is frightening
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the things that need to be included is frightening
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D
the realisation that we are so imperfect is frightening
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Solution

The correct option is D the list is so long that it is frightening
"Formidable" means intimidating or frightening. So, when the author says "formidable list of do's and don'ts'", he means to say that the list of do's and don'ts' is so long that it is frightening. Option B is the best answer. The other choices are incorrect because they do not fit into the context of the sentence.

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