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English usage – collocation: Choose the correct verb to complete the collocation 'the record has not been … since 1911' in the context of a tiger hunt measurement.

Difficulty: Easy

improved
broken
bettered
No improvement

Correct Answer: broken

Explanation:

Given context
'The record for the biggest tiger hunt has not been … since 1911 …'

Concept/Approach
The natural collocation is 'record broken'. 'Improved' or 'bettered' are not typically used with 'record' in formal standard English.

Correct choice
'The record … has not been broken since 1911 …'

Common pitfalls
'met' (from the original) is incorrect usage; 'improved/bettered' do not pair idiomatically with 'record'.

Final Answer
broken

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