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 Sun is the star at the centre of (1) __________ Solar System. It is a nearly perfect ball of hot plasma. The Sun has inspired us since ancient times. It’s central to mythology and religion in (2) ____________ around the world. It keeps our planet warm enough for living things to grow. It gives us light so we can see. It is by far the most important (3) _________of energy for life on Earth. It is about a hundred times as wide (4)________ the Earth. If there were no sun, many things wouldn’t occur like photosynthesis or the presence of oxygen, which would have caused no (5) __________ of life.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank number 4.
Option 1: about
Option 2: as
Option 3: like
Option 4: than
Correct Answer: as
Solution : The correct choice is the second option .
The reason for this choice is that the sentence is making a comparison between the width of the Sun and the Earth. When making such comparisons, the correct structure is " as followed by an adjective and the adjective is then followed by as" .
The complete sentence is: "It is about a hundred times as wide as the Earth."
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The Sun is the star at the centre of (1) __________ Solar System. It is a nearly
The Sun is the star at the centre of (1) _________ Solar System. It is a nearly
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