In the following passage, there are blanks each of which has been numbered.…
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In the following passage, there are blanks each of which has been numbered. These numbers correspond to the question numbers; against each question, five words have been suggested, one of which fills the blanks appropriately.
Claude Picasso once said: “I could have been born into any family. I was fortunate that I was born to an artist as extraordinary as Picasso, and Picasso turned out to be the family business.” Most of us who run family businesses can _____(1)_____ with the words of Claude Picasso. There is great satisfaction that comes from trying to grow and build a dream that was _____(2)_____by one’s family. While I am not the biggest believer in _____(3)_____, I realise that there is a great responsibility to carry ahead the company built by previous generations and in turn pass it on to future generations. Today, family business is the most common form of enterprise. However, with the pros come the cons. Standard wisdom is that the first generation starts the company, the second builds it and the third _____(4)_____the business. This is particularly true because they are brought up with silver spoons and want to start their own businesses. Also, they are tech-savvy, talented and armed with attractive foreign university degrees. But they also have to_____(5)_____ with the fear of the unknown. Not all startups that we see mushrooming these days are successful.
Find out the appropriate word in case 1
- A.
Identify
- B.
Learning
- C.
Noticed
- D.
Imbibed
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Correct answer: A
Answer: Identify
"Identify" is correct because the phrasal collocation "identify with" means to relate to, sympathize with, or feel a connection to someone's words or experience.
How it fits the sentence: The sentence requires a verb phrase that conveys "relate to the words of Claude Picasso." "Can identify with the words" is natural and grammatically correct: "most of us who run family businesses can identify with the words of Claude Picasso."
Why the other choices are unsuitable:
Learning: means acquiring knowledge. It does not express "relating to" and the phrase would be ungrammatical as given ("can learning with").
Noticed: means became aware of. It does not convey empathy or connection, and the tense/form is wrong in the construction "can noticed with."
Imbibed: can mean absorbed or internalized, but it does not combine naturally with "with" here. Saying someone "imbibed the sentiment" would imply internalization rather than simply relating; overall it is less natural than "identify."