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Multiple Choice

The student tried to ______ the sympathy of the teacher by appearing with a plaster on his arm on the day of the exam.

Directions: The sentence below has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Beneath the sentence are five sets of words labelled from (1) to (5). Choose the set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

  1. illicit
  2. grant
  3. bestow
  4. subsidize
  5. elicit
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