Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
As I (1)______ the stream and began climbing the hill, the grunting and chattering increased, as though the langurs were trying to warn me of some hidden danger. I looked up and saw a great orange-gold leopard, sleek and spotted, (2)______ on a rock about twenty feet away from me. The leopard looked at me once, briefly and with an air of disdain, and then sprang into a dense thicket, making (3)______ no sound as it melted into the shadows. I had (4)_______ the leopard in his quest for food. But a little later, I heard the quickening cry of a barking deer as it fled through the forest. After that (5)_______, I did not see the leopard again.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 1.
Option 1: crossed
Option 2: entered
Option 3: drowned
Option 4: passed
Correct Answer: crossed
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
Crossed is the most suitable verb in the context of moving along a stream and climbing a hill.
Therefore, the correct sentence is: As I crossed the stream and began climbing the hill, the grunting and chattering increased.
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