Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the appropriate pair of words to fill in the blanks.

While many cases get swept under the carpet, many more get ________ in the maze of departmental probes that drag on _______ years.

  1. solved, in

  2. interpreted, into

  3. clues, but

  4. transferred, at

  5. lost, for
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E Correct answer
Explanation

‘Get lost’ means ‘are forgotten’; and ‘for’ is used as a preposition before ‘period of time’.

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