Multiple choice

Choose the appropriate word and fill in the blank.

Directions: In the following passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. For each blank five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately.

They seem to be prepared to go to any …(41)… to make your brief stay …(42)… and fruitful. They open to you their …(43)…, their homes, and wait upon your …(44)… wish. And they do this with great …(45)…, without the slightest hint of condescension or …(46)… Monikantam takes us to the house of Ram- Krishnan, one of the …(47)… members of the small community. He is …(48)… for us with a …(49)… breakfast. A far cry indeed from the clinical indifference of city …(50)…

  1. humility

  2. slavishness

  3. flattery

  4. civility

  5. servility
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E Correct answer
Explanation

"Servility" is correct because the passage describes hosts serving "with the slightest hint of condescension" - contrasting genuine hospitality from excessive subservience. The negative context after "condescension or" requires a word with negative connotation about over-obedient service. "Humility" and "civility" are positive virtues.

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