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uknownothin
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Collocation Problem

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Would some native speakers be kind enough to help me out with the problem. Thanks a lot.

When we arrived at the station it was ____ quiet.
(A) pleasantly (B) critically
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pleasantly quite is possible
critically quite makes little sense
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