Multiple choice

Directions: The question below has two blanks, each blank indicating-that something has been omitted. Choose the set of words that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

The prime minister, who is _______ in his holiday home at the moment, said that he was very ______ by the news of India winning the world cup.

  1. visiting, happy

  2. residing, obliged

  3. intruding, dejected

  4. staying, pleased

  5. resting, cheerful
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D Correct answer
Explanation

We have the preposition 'in' after the first blank. So, option 1 is ruled out. Option 3 has 'intruding' which is out of context. In the second blank, cheerful and obliged are incorrect. Thus, only option 4 is correct.

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