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.
When he was in college, a famous poet made a useful distinction for him. He had drunk (1)________ in the poet's company to be compelled to describe to him a poem he was (2)_____of. It would be a monologue of sorts, the self-contemplation of a student on a summer afternoon who is reading Euphues. The poem itself would be a subtle (3)_____ of euphuisms, translating the heat, the day, and the student's concerns, into symmetrical posies; translating even his (4) ______and boredom with that famously foolish book into a euphuism.
The poet nodded his big head in a sympathetic, rhythmic way as this was (5)_____ to him, then told him that there are two kinds of poems. There is the kind you write; there is the kind you talk about in bars. Both kinds have value and both are poems, but it's fatal to confuse them.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 5.
Option 1: explained
Option 2: sprang
Option 3: theorised
Option 4: raised
Correct Answer: explained
Solution : The correct choice is the first option .
Explain means to describe something to make it clear and easy to understand, and is the appropriate choice for the sentence.
The meanings of the other options are as follows:
- Sprang means to originate from or arise from.
- Theorised means to form a theory about something.
- Raised means to elevate to a higher position or level.
Therefore, the complete sentence is: This was explained to him, then told him that there are two kinds of poems.
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