Multiple choice

Directions: Read the passage and fill up the 20th blank with the most appropriate option.

The entire (17) ____ of the party gave a very (18) ____ look. A very light music was played at the back and people were dancing with their partners with their masks on their faces to (19) ____ their identity. There were some at the bar corner who were (20) ____ away to glory. Sumptuous meal was well laid at one corner of the hall. We actually had (21) ____ food with us. But when it comes to food, I am a big (22) ____. By the time it was 11:30, everybody was (23) ____ but it was (24) ____ towards the end. Everybody’s mood was made (25) ____ by a young man, who narrated a canto from Browning’s ‘My Last Dutches’.

  1. squelching

  2. boozing

  3. dithering

  4. berating

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B Correct answer
Explanation

In the context of a party with a bar corner and people drinking, 'boozing away to glory' is an idiomatic expression meaning drinking heavily or excessively. The phrase captures the scene of people at the bar enjoying themselves with alcohol. Other options like squelching (crushing), dithering (being indecisive), or berating (scolding) do not fit the bar/party context.