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When referring to the country as a whole, the definite article 'the' is used.

The definite article 'the' is used here to specify a particular jeweler. 'A' or 'an' would imply any jeweler, which does not fit the context of a specific request.

The presence of the specific past time marker 'two years ago' requires the simple past tense. Therefore, the verb form 'passed' is the only grammatically correct choice to complete the sentence.

The phrase "a good deal of" is a standard English idiom meaning a large amount of. Although the article "a" is omitted in the option, "good deal of" is the only grammatically and idiomatically appropriate choice to quantify "hard work".

When comparing one item to all others in a group (like peaks in India), the superlative degree 'highest' is required.

 For demonstartives like this, as well as for indefinite pronouns like each, every, all, the correct usage is 'That'. Also, which should be preceded by a comma (not available in the sentence).

The sentence describes a completed action in the past, so the simple past tense 'saw' is the correct verb form.

The sentence uses the past perfect tense, which requires the auxiliary verb had followed by the past participle of the main verb. Written is the past participle of write, making it the grammatically correct choice. Wrote is the simple past, and writing is the present participle.

Phrasal usage. 'Jump to' means to make a hasty judgment. 'Jump at' means to accept something hastily and eagerly. But in this sentence 'jump to' seems to be more promising. 'Jump on' means to scold.

Phrasal usage. Intrude shows a sort of physical movement, and for movements in space we use preposition 'into'.

Phrasal usage. 'Anxious about' means to be worried about someone or something.

Phrasal usage. 'Abstain from something' means to hold oneself back from doing something; voluntarily do without; refrain.

Phrasal usage. 'Sympathize with' means to feel or express compassion or sympathy towards someone. 'Sympathy for' is the other phrasal usage which means to share or understand the sentiments or ideasof someone.

Phrasal usage. 'To get rid of something' means to wipe out the effect of something.

Phrasal usage. 'Repent for' means to feel remorse, contrition, or self-reproach for what one has done or failed to do.