Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
His only (1)_____ was that he had no rifle. While running away from the village below, he had forgotten the rifle in a hurry. An unpardonable (2)_____, but it was now too late to make amends for it. (3)_____ he had the rifle, his pursuers would not have dared follow him with such brazen confidence. He would have hidden behind a rock and waited for them. As they came within his rifle's range, he would have picked them off one by one. But now he could do (4)_____ about it. He was unarmed. But come what may, he must (5)_____ of their rifle's range.
Question
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 4.
Option 1: anything
Option 2: something
Option 3: much
Option 4: nothing
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Correct Answer: nothing
Solution : The correct choice is the f ourth option.
The sentence implies a sense of helplessness or inability to change the situation. The phrase "could do nothing" means having no ability or means to change or influence a situation. It conveys a sense of powerlessness or inability to take action.
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