Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.
The working of the stomach was (1) _____ by a strange accident. In 1822, a man named Alexis St. Martin was (2) _____ hit by a shotgun. The bullet had seriously (3) _____ the chest wall and made a hole in (4)_____ stomach. He was brought to an American army (5) _____ William Beaumont. The doctor saved the patient but he (6) ______ not close the hole properly. Beaumont took it as a (7) ______ opportunity to see the inside of the stomach (8) ______ the hole. He made some wonderful observations. Beaumont (9) ______ that the stomach was churning food. Its wall secreted a fluid (10) ______ could digest the food. He also observed that the end of the stomach opens into the intestine only after the digestion of the food inside the stomach is completed.
Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 7.
Option 1: strong
Option 2: fast
Option 3: countless
Option 4: great
Correct Answer: great
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option .
Explanation:
The word great in this context conveys that Beaumont viewed the opportunity to observe the inside of the stomach as significant, valuable, or highly favourable. It emphasises the importance or magnitude of the chance he had to gain insights into gastric physiology through this unique situation with his patient.
Therefore, the complete sentence is: Beaumont took it as a great opportunity to see the inside of the stomach.
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