In each of the following questions, a sentence has been given with two blanks.…
2023
In each of the following questions, a sentence has been given with two blanks. For each question, five options are given, each containing two words. You have to choose the most suitable option that fits both the blanks grammatically and contextually.
In summer, the region is bathed in an _____________ of sunlight, with a "midnight sun" that ___________ sets.
- A.
abundance, never
- B.
absence, there
- C.
violence, now
- D.
silence, below
- E.
vengeance, soon
Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: A
Concept
In a double-blank cloze, the winning option is the only pair whose both words fit at once — grammatically and in meaning. Reject a pair the moment either word breaks the sentence; a single wrong word disqualifies the whole option.
Application
The clause “bathed in an ___ of sunlight” needs a noun meaning a large quantity, so the first blank wants a positive, plentiful word. The phrase “midnight sun” names the polar-summer phenomenon in which the sun stays above the horizon around the clock, so the second blank must say the sun does not go down.
First blank → abundance (a large amount) matches “bathed in… of sunlight.”
Second blank → never sets fits the midnight sun, which does not set in summer.
So the pair abundance, never satisfies both blanks together.
Cross-check
Read it back: “bathed in an abundance of sunlight, with a ‘midnight sun’ that never sets.” Both halves are true and idiomatic, and no other pair keeps both blanks correct — each rival breaks at least one blank.