Reading Practice Test - 2 (Literary)

Directions: Choose the most appropriate word to fill the blank (ii)

Two soldiers of rival forces treat each other as an (i) ________ and are prepared to (ii) ________ each other down. However, had the two met each other in peacetime at say a restaurant or a bar, one might even have given the other a (iii) ________ or offered (iv) ________ help.