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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. 5.

Option 1: the same

Option 2: alike

Option 3: unlike

Option 4: just as


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Answer (1)
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Correct Answer: just as


Solution : The most appropriate choice is the fourth option.

This statement relates to the one before it, in which the disappearance of the pin in an orange is discussed. The comparison between the two statements is made, and the best words to do so are just as. It denotes to an equal degree as.

The correct sentence is: "You will see the pin disappear, just as a ship does on the Earth."

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