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 1.
Option 1: refused
Option 2: rejoiced
Option 3: dwelled
Option 4: levelled
Correct Answer: refused
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
Explanation:
The word refuse means to indicate that one is not willing to do something, and its past form refused helps in conveying the intended meaning that the speaker did not want to apply to Harvard.
Therefore, the complete sentence is: I put my foot down and refused to apply to the best school (Harvard).
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