I'm afraid I can't ______ next Monday.

I'm afraid I can't ______ next Monday.

• A. Attend
• B. Schedule
• C. Manage
• D. Arrive

Answer: (C)

The idea being tested is expressing inability to handle or deal with commitments on a specific day. The verb that fits naturally in this generic decline is manage, because it conveys the broader sense of being unable to cope with or arrange obligations for that time. “I can’t manage next Monday” implies you can’t handle what’s planned or expected then, without tying you to a specific action like attending or arriving. Attending would point to a particular event, and the sentence would feel less flexible. Scheduling would usually need an object or further clarification (you’d say you can’t schedule something for next Monday). Arriving focuses on physical arrival, which isn’t what’s being declined here. So, the phrase with manage best captures a general inability to deal with the upcoming schedule.

The idea being tested is expressing inability to handle or deal with commitments on a specific day. The verb that fits naturally in this generic decline is manage, because it conveys the broader sense of being unable to cope with or arrange obligations for that time. “I can’t manage next Monday” implies you can’t handle what’s planned or expected then, without tying you to a specific action like attending or arriving.

Attending would point to a particular event, and the sentence would feel less flexible. Scheduling would usually need an object or further clarification (you’d say you can’t schedule something for next Monday). Arriving focuses on physical arrival, which isn’t what’s being declined here. So, the phrase with manage best captures a general inability to deal with the upcoming schedule.