--instructions--

Listen to the audio and answer the question below.

--questions--

--text--

When does Sophie think the delays might happen?

--answers--

After the system has been running for a long time.

--feedback--

Sophie suggests delays could occur early on, not later.

While testing is being skipped.

--feedback--

Sophie doesn't mention anything about skipping testing.

When the new feature is released.

Only if something breaks later in the process.

--feedback--

Sophie talks about delays early on, not later failures.

--video-solution--

3

--explanation--

At the beginning is an adverbial phrase that refers to the early stage of something — when something is just starting. It helps show the time or point at which an action or situation occurs. For example:

At the beginning of the meeting, we discussed the new schedule. – This means the schedule was talked about during the first part of the meeting.

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