Rohan used to do well in school, and people thought he was smart because of…
2024
Rohan used to do well in school, and people thought he was smart because of it. But it's not true. In fact, three years ago he___1___ in school. However, two years ago he decided to get serious about school and made a few changes in his lifestyle and routine. First, he__2___ he___3___ become interested in whatever was being taught in the class, regardless of what other people ___4____ .
He decides he would work hard every day and never give up on any assignment. He decided to never, never fall behind. Finally, he ___5____ school a priority over friends and fun. After the ___6___ of these changes, he became an active participant in classroom discussions, his test scores began to rise. Some students made fun of him because "He was smart." How exciting! It seems that being smart is simply a matter of working hard and being interested. After all, learning a new sport or a video game is hard work even when you are interested. Unfortunately, learning a new video game takes you nowhere.
Fill in the blank 6 with most suitable word
- A.
implementation
- B.
implementing
- C.
implement
- D.
implemented
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Correct answer: A
Concept: A preposition such as "after" takes a noun phrase, and the definite article "the" sitting immediately before this blank can only introduce a noun. English names a completed action with an abstract action-noun in the frame "the + noun + of + object", where "of" links the action-noun to what the action was performed on.
Application: The blank sits in the frame "After the ___ of these changes". The act of putting the changes into effect, named as an abstract noun, is "implementation", giving "After the implementation of these changes, he became an active participant..." — the standard, idiomatic phrasing.
Form-by-form contrast:
implementation — the action-noun; sits after "the" and takes "of": "the implementation of these changes".
implementing — the -ing gerund; it is not introduced by the article "the" in this collocation.
implement — the bare base verb; a verb cannot follow the article "the".
implemented — the past / past-participle form; it needs a subject and auxiliary ("after he implemented these changes"), not an article.
Cross-check: Read the completed clause back: "After the implementation of these changes, his test scores began to rise" — a well-formed "the + noun + of" phrase, which confirms the blank requires the noun form.
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