Multiple choice

Directions: The sentence below has one or two blanks; each blank indicates that something has been omitted. Beneath the sentence are five words or sets of words. Choose the word or set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

The Japanese are proud of being one people, and because of that they could transform a __________ military defeat into a ___________ economic victory.

  1. dying – alive

  2. insulting – pervert

  3. humiliating – triumphant

  4. corrupt – debauch

  5. castigating - blatant
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The key word here is ‘Transform’ which tells us the transformation of negative into positive. Option (3) and Option (1) only have this - first negative and then positive. But option (1) is out of context. We do not have a dying military defeat or alive economic victory. But option (3) fits in perfectly.All other options have both negative words and hence can be ruled out. 

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