Directions: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
On the afternoon of 30 March 1981, many Americans experienced a (i)________ of déjà-vu. Déjà-vu is a name given to the feeling that a person has seen or experienced an event before. Many Americans could not help having that feeling on this day. The (ii) ________ hit TVs and radios immediately. President Ronald Raegan had been shot. He was leaving a hotel in Washington DC, turned to wave at some of the people gathered to see him, and fell towards the ground. Before he could hit the ground, his Secret Service Agents (iii) ________ him into the car and rushed to the nearest hospital. This same story had been heard before. On 22 November 1963 President John F Kennedy was riding in a motorcade through Dallas, Texas. He smiled and waved to the crowd that had gathered to see him. (iv) ________ rang out from a nearby building. The President collapsed into the backseat of the car and was immediately taken to the nearest hospital. He was (v) ________ dead at the hospital. Now, just seventeen years later, the news sounded eerily the same.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No. (iii).
Correct Answer :
whisked
Solution :
The correct answer is whisked.
Let's analyze the context of blank No. (iii):
The sentence describes the immediate action taken by the Secret Service agents after President Ronald Reagan was shot: "Before he could hit the ground, his Secret Service Agents (iii) ________ him into the car and rushed to the nearest hospital."
Meaning of the given options:
1. Whisked: To move someone or something somewhere very quickly and suddenly. "Whisked away" or "whisked into" is specifically used in contexts involving rapid, protective evacuation.
2. Pulled: To exert force on someone or something so as to move them towards oneself. While it implies movement, it does not fully capture the urgency and fast protective transport implied in the sentence.
3. Pushed: To exert force on someone or something so as to move them away from oneself. It does not fit the context of quickly moving a person into a vehicle for safety.
4. Called: To cry out to someone or summon them, which does not fit the physical act described.
Therefore, whisked is the most appropriate word to fill in blank No. (iii).
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