Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some of the words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.
After a rejection, we tend to beat ourselves up over the things that might have (1)___________ us to be rejected—and might even end up dwelling on these negative (2)__________ a process called rumination. This habit, however, inevitably causes us to (3)_________ worse. "The first thing a lot of people do when they get rejected is to be unkind to (4)___________, and they start coming up with all kinds of ideas about what's (5)_________ with them," Gottlieb notes.
Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank no. 2.
Option 1: endurance
Option 2: formalities
Option 3: emotions
Option 4: stoppages
Correct Answer: emotions
Solution : The third option is correct.
Emotions refer to feelings and reactions that a person experiences in response to a particular situation or event.
In this context of the sentence, the word "emotions" is the most suitable choice to complete the sentence because it specifies what kind of negative thoughts or feelings people might dwell on when they fear rejection.
The meanings of the other options are as follows:
- Endurance refers to the ability to withstand hardship or adversity.
- Formalities refer to the conventional rules or procedures that need to be followed in a particular situation.
- Stoppages refer to interruptions or halts in the progress of something.
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