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.

Once upon a time, there was a man (1)____ used to tell the fortunes of people. One day, he was telling the fortune as usual when a man came to him and said, "Somebody (2)____ broken the door of your house and has stolen many valuables. Go home at once!" The fortune teller was (3)______ shocked to hear the news. He could not utter a word out of shock. He just ran to his house as fast as he could. He was in such a hurry that he left all his things behind. Now, one of his customers saw him rushing and (4)_____, "Every day he (5)______ the fortunes of so many people but today he could not see his own future!" The fortune teller felt very embarrassed.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.

The correct answer is commented.

Step-by-step Explanation:

1. Analyze the context and tense of the story:
The given passage is a narrative told in the past tense (e.g., "there was a man", "used to tell", "was telling", "came", "said", "left"). Therefore, the actions described in the passage must follow past tense consistency.

2. Evaluate the sentence containing blank (4):
"Now, one of his customers saw him rushing and (4)_____, 'Every day he (5)______ the fortunes of so many people but today he could not see his own future!'"

3. Determine the correct verb form:
The sentence has two parallel actions performed by the subject ("one of his customers"):
First action: saw him rushing (simple past tense)
Second action connected by 'and': should also be in the simple past tense to maintain grammatical consistency.
Therefore, the simple past tense form commented is the correct choice.

4. Option Breakdown:
- comments: Simple present tense (incorrect for a past narrative).
- commented: Simple past tense (correct).
- comment: Base verb/present tense (incorrect).
- commenting: Present participle (requires an auxiliary verb to form a complete verb phrase, so it is incorrect here).