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Jean could not get (a) .............. job as nobody would trust (b) ................ Consequently his life (c) ...................... a hell. A Bishop was moved (d) .......................... seeing his pitiable condition. The Bishop let him into his house and asked him the reason of his being so dejected.
(a) (A) some (B) many (C) much (D) any
(b) (A) his (B) he (C) him (D) himself
(c) (A) became (B) becomes (C) become (D) has become
(d) (A) at (B) on (C) in (D) by
Answer:
Answer as written by the student:
Jean could not get **any** job as nobody would trust **him**. Consequently his life **became** a hell. A Bishop was moved **by** seeing his pitiable condition. The Bishop let him into his house and asked him the reason of his being so dejected.
Step-by-step explanation of the answer:
- To fill in the blanks in the passage, we need to choose the appropriate words from the given options. We can use the context and the grammar rules to help us. 🧐
- For the first blank (a), we need to choose the word that expresses the quantity or amount of job that Jean could not get. The word “some” is used to express an unspecified or limited quantity or amount of something. The word “many” is used to express a large quantity or amount of something. The word “much” is used to express a great quantity or amount of something, usually uncountable. The word “any” is used to express an unlimited or unspecified quantity or amount of something, usually in negative or interrogative sentences. In this case, Jean could not get any job at all, so the word “any” is the most appropriate one. The option (D) is the correct one. 🅳
- For the second blank (b), we need to choose the word that refers to Jean as the object of the verb “trust”. The word “his” is a possessive adjective that modifies a noun and shows ownership. The word “he” is a subject pronoun that acts as the doer of the action. The word “him” is an object pronoun that acts as the receiver of the action. The word “himself” is a reflexive pronoun that refers back to the subject of the sentence. In this case, Jean is the object of the verb “trust”, so the word “him” is the most appropriate one. The option © is the correct one. 🅲
- For the third blank ©, we need to choose the word that expresses the change of state of Jean’s life. The word “became” is the past tense of the verb “to become”, which means to change or grow into something. The word “becomes” is the present tense of the verb “to become”, which means to change or grow into something. The word “become” is the base form of the verb “to become”, which means to change or grow into something. The word “has become” is the present perfect tense of the verb “to become”, which means to change or grow into something in the past and have an effect on the present. In this case, the passage is in the past tense, as indicated by the words “could not”, “would”, and “was”. Therefore, the word “became” is the most appropriate one. The option (A) is the correct one. 🅰️
- For the fourth blank (d), we need to choose the word that expresses the manner or cause of the Bishop being moved. The word “at” is a preposition that indicates the location or direction of something. The word “on” is a preposition that indicates the position or surface of something. The word “in” is a preposition that indicates the state or condition of something. The word “by” is a preposition that indicates the agent or means of something. In this case, the Bishop was moved by seeing Jean’s condition, so the word “by” is the most appropriate one. The option (D) is the correct one. 🅳
