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. 8.
Option 1: between
Option 2: across
Option 3: through
Option 4: along
Correct Answer: through
Solution : The correct choice is the third option .
Explanation:
The phrase through the hole indicates that Beaumont saw the inside of the stomach by observing through the opening or opening created, likely as a result of the medical situation he was dealing with. It suggests direct visual access to the interior of the stomach, emphasising the unique and valuable opportunity he had for observation.
Therefore, the complete sentence is: Beaumont took it as a great opportunity to see the inside of the stomach through the hole.
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