Bothered vs. plagued?

[vu hai]

Test No. incompl/advan-36 "Super Supermarkets", question 5

Of course we all get ......... with endless leaflets through the door telling us of bargains at the local supermarket.

(a) plagued
(b) attacked
(c) stormed
(d) bothered

Test No. incompl/advan-36 "Super Supermarkets", answer 5

Of course we all get plagued with endless leaflets through the door telling us of bargains at the local supermarket.

Correct answer: (a) plagued

Your answer was: incorrect
Of course we all get bothered with endless leaflets through the door telling us of bargains at the local supermarket.
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why not bother

[Alan]

In this context bothered isn't strong enough and is more often used in a negative way: I'm not really bothered what you do = I don't mind.
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