Multiple choice

Read the given passage and fill blank (ii).

Directions: Complete this passage by selecting the most suitable option for the corresponding gap.

Sneezes, coughs, watery eyes, running noses and sore throats, are common _____ (i) _____ that mark a person infected with the common cold. The common cold is a viral infection that seems _____ (ii) _____. The reason is that antibiotics and ordinary medicine cannot treat a viral infection. The _______ (iii) _______ reason is that the conditions, under which we say that somebody has caught a cold, can be _______ (iv) ______ about by a range of viruses that list more than a hundred.

  1. traditional

  2. incurable

  3. impossible

  4. practical

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B Correct answer
Explanation

Antibiotics and ordinary medicine cannot treat viral infections, which makes the common cold appear incurable. The word 'incurable' logically completes the sentence because it explains why common medical treatments are ineffective against this viral infection.