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Directions: Complete this passage by selecting the most suitable word to fill the corresponding gap.
The Superintendent was sitting there, reading the newspaper. The large desk in front of him was (i) high with a great assortment of papers, most of which looked (ii), a heap of them partially covered the telephone. As the Superintendent got up I saw that he was an (iii) tall man. (iv) at me, he lunged forward.
Fill the blank (i).
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piled
💡 Explanation:
The sentence means to say that the desk was stacked high with papers, that is to say, the desk was piled high with papers.