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.
The Crosses, the village (1) ______ Vasili Andreevich lived, consisted of six houses. As soon as they had passed the blacksmith’s hut (2) ______ last in the village, they realised that the wind was much stronger than they had thought. The road could hardly be seen. The tracks left by the sledge-runners were immediately (3) ______ by snow, and the road was only (4) ______ by the fact that it was higher than the rest of the ground. There was a swirl of snow over the fields, and the line where the sky and earth met could not be (5) ______.
Question:
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 5.
Option 1: seen
Option 2: seeing
Option 3: saw
Option 4: see
Correct Answer: seen
Solution : The first option is the correct answer.
The phrase suggests that due to the swirl of snow over the fields, the visibility was significantly reduced, making it difficult to distinguish the line where the sky and earth appeared to meet. "Seen" fits well in the context, indicating the inability to perceive or observe this line due to the weather conditions described.
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