Difficulty: Easy
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Explanation:
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Concept/Approach
The idiom is "succeed in + gerund". "So far" is the standard time adjunct. While many style guides prefer plural agreement "police have" (treating "police" as a plural collective), exam conventions sometimes accept institutional singular. The alternatives offered are ungrammatical or non-idiomatic.
Option analysis
A. "thus far succeeded for recovery" → wrong preposition and noun form.B. "succeeded in recovery of" → wordy/awkward nominalization.C. "as for as" → incorrect phrase; should be "as far as".D. "succeeded to recover" → wrong verb pattern; should be "succeeded in recovering".E. "No correction required" → best among given options.
Note on agreement
In many dialects, "The police have..." is preferred; however, within this item's choices, grammar and idiom favor the original.
Final Answer
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