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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.

Today I have a college admission interview with a Yale alum. Yale is the second-best school, but for once, I put my foot down and (1)____________ to apply to the best school (Harvard). The idea of (2)___________ Charlie's younger brother at another school is a bridge entirely too far. Besides, (3)__________ knows if Harvard would even take me now that Charlie's been suspended. My mom and (4)_____________are in the kitchen. Because of my interview, she's steaming frozen mandu (dumplings) for me as a treat. I am having a pre-mandu appetiser of Cap'n Crunch (the best cereal known to mankind) and (5)__________ in my Moleskine notebook.

Question:

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 2.

Option 1: been

Option 2: having been

Option 3: be

Option 4: being


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Answer (1)
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Correct Answer: being


Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.

Explanation:

The correct form of "to be" should be used in the sentence, which is the participle form of the verb being. It is used to describe a state or condition, which in this case is the state of existing as Charlie's younger brother in school.

Therefore, the complete sentence is: The idea of being Charlie's younger brother at another school is a bridge entirely too far.

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