In the following question, a short passage is given with one of the lines in…
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In the following question, a short passage is given with one of the lines in the passage missing and represented by a blank. Select the best out of the five answer choices given, to make the passage complete and coherent.
Spanish festivals have a reputation for being wacky, and La Tomatina is probably the wackiest of them all. Every year, the end of August sees the streets of the small Valencian town of Buñol become rivers of tomato juice, as people from all over the world throw over-ripe tomatoes at each other in this state-sanctioned food fight. The story goes that, during a more sombre street parade back in 1945, a street fight broke out when one rowdy local started to pelt everyone with vegetables from a nearby market stall.________. The following year, the same people picked a fight on purpose and brought their own supply of tomatoes. Although the police broke up the new tradition for a few years, and it was banned in the early 1950s, the popularity of the food fight lived on and the tradition was eventually brought back.
- A.
The fight only lasts for one hour, but during that time around 150,000 over-ripe tomatoes are splattered.
- B.
The majority of participants wear white, presumably because of the heat, or to see exactly how much of a mess the tomatoes make of their clothes.
- C.
The town is also left surprisingly clean, with firefighters hosing down the streets – and people – after the battle
- D.
A group of young people retaliated, and a huge food fight broke out
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Correct answer: D
Solution
Let us understand the scope of the paragraph. The central theme is the Spanish festival and the origin of the festival. The blank is positioned in the context which specifically discusses the history and the origin of La Tomatina. Let us check the options one by one. The correct answer would be the one which will be in sync with the theme of the passage.
Let us consider option 4. In 1945, a street fight broke out in which a person started pelting everyone with the vegetables from the market nearby. In response to this, a group of young people retaliated and as a result, the street fight turned into a huge food fight. This makes sense as the sentences after the blank tells us that the same people picked up a food fight on purpose the following year. Thus, Option 4 is in line with the time frame and the context of the paragraph. Other options actually discuss the specifics of the festival (ways in which it is celebrated) and not particularly about its origin.
Therefore, the correct answer is option 4.