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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.

Can we see (1)________ the earth is a globe? Yes, we can, when we watch a ship that sails out to sea, if we watch closely, we see that the ship begins to (2)________. The bottom of the ship disappears first, and then the ship seems to sink lower and lower, (3)________ we can only see the top of the ship, and then we see nothing at all. What is hiding the ship from us? It is the earth. Stick a pin most of the way into an orange, and (4)________ turn the orange away from you. You will see the pin disappear, (5)________ a ship does on the earth.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 2.

Option 1: being disappeared

Option 2: disappear

Option 3: have disappeared

Option 4: having disappeared


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Answer (1)
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Correct Answer: disappear


Solution : The most appropriate choice is the second option.

Explanation: The word disappear is used in the simple present tense to describe the action of the ship gradually becoming hidden from view, which is the intended meaning in this context.

The other options do not fit the sentence structure. 

The correct sentence is: "Yes, we can, when we watch a ship that sails out to sea, if we watch closely, we see that the ship begins to disappear."

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