Multiple choice

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Directions: Choose the most appropriate word fill the numbered blanks.

Time runs faster (i) ____________ a train, flies quicker than air and slips (ii) ____________ so quietly that no            one is aware of it. We get up in the morning, take breakfast after the daily routine, the day (iii) ____________, we spend time in a (iv) ____________ manner and finish the daily jobs and lo! the day is almost over. We return in the evening and again think of (v) ____________. Soon we dine, then (vi) ____________ happy and sleepy, lie down and in no (vii) ____________ it is the next morning. A poet (viii) ____________ truly said that life is over in no time.

  1. eating

  2. to eat

  3. being eaten

  4. having been eaten
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A Correct answer
Explanation

In the sequence of daily activities described, the speaker returns home and 'thinks of (v) ____________'. After dinner, people typically think about their next meal - eating. 'Think of eating' makes sense in this context of daily routine and meal cycles. Options B, C, and D use incorrect forms that don't fit the context of thinking about one's next activity. 'Think of to eat' is grammatically incorrect, 'being eaten' and 'having been eaten' don't make sense as something one would think about.

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