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The sentence describes an action completed before another point in the future (or past), requiring the past perfect 'had'.

The sentence describes a past habit and a resulting state in the past, requiring the simple past tense for both verbs. 'Arrived' and 'was' correctly maintain the past tense consistency.

The phrase 'last night' specifies a completed time in the past, which requires the simple past tense. 'Escaped' is the correct form.

The sentence describes a single completed action in the past. 'Filled' is the appropriate simple past tense verb.

The sentence requires a passive voice construction to describe an action taken by an unspecified subject. 'Was decided' is the correct singular passive form.

The phrasal verb 'stood out' means to be easily noticeable or prominent. This fits the context of someone being recognized due to their physical traits.

The main clause 'I'll get late' is positive, so the question tag must be negative. 'Won't I' is the correct tag for 'I will'.

The phrase 'For thirty years' indicates a duration leading up to a point in the past, requiring the past perfect continuous tense. 'Had been' is the correct choice.

This is a third conditional structure (implied), where 'would have' is used to describe a hypothetical past action. It expresses what someone else likely would have done in that situation.

The sentence implies that Ram was confused with the additional supplemententary things that one gets with something. Option 3 is the correct option for such things.

'Vernacular' is the clue. This could indicate a person who is not in the 'know' of things. 'Smatter' means to speak or utter (a language, words, etc.) with only slight knowledge of the subject. 'Bamboozle' means  to deceive or cheat by trickery. 'Gab' means to talk much or idly. 'Chatter' (or gab) means to make short, indistinct sounds in rapid succession. For example, birds and squirrels chatter.

Here, we need an option that means almost the opposite of taking a venture and 'naysayers' is the best option for the purpose as it means 'one who opposes, refuses or denies, especially in a habitual manner'.

We all know that politicians (generally) are hypocritical by nature. 'Sham' means an imitation that is meant to deceive.

Generally we ponder over an issue before reply. And 'ruminate' means to meditate or to think over something.

'Throng' means an informal gathering of a great number of people, that too without any prior information or invitation.