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. (iv).
Correct Answer :
Shots
Solution :
The correct answer is Shots.
Explanation:
Let's analyze the context of the sentence containing blank No. (iv):
"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 passage describes the assassination event of President John F. Kennedy, where gunfire occurred from a nearby building, causing him to collapse. The phrase "rang out" is commonly used to describe loud, sharp sounds such as gunshots or bells. Given the context of a presidential assassination attempt by shooting, Shots is the most appropriate word to fill in blank (iv).
Analysis of options:
• Shots: Refers to gunshots firing from a building, which fits both the historical event and the context of the sentence.
• Alarm: Does not fit the context of a sniper shooting at the motorcade.
• Music: Contextually irrelevant to the assassination event.
• Prayers: Prayers are said or spoken, not typically described as "ringing out" from a building in this historical context.
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