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Directions (71–80) : In the given passage there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. Against each five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.
Three young merchants had heard tales of travelling overseas and prospering. One day, one of them suggested, “Let’s go (71) a distant land and try our luck too.” The other two agreed and they decided to (72) for a faraway land with the vague dream of (73) rich quickly. They managed to get a passage and sailed for days (74) on a small ship stopping at several cities along the way, (75) they had no plan and no idea about thetrade in these lands. Thus they didnot earn (76) and spent more thanthey earned. One day their littleship was (77) in a storm and theywere left on an island. A few hours(78) they saw what they thoughtwas a huge ship in the distance. “(79) we had such a ship!” they saidto one another as they waited forthe ship to draw near. Finally whenthe ‘ship’ neared it was (80) a number of floating logs of wood. Theyrealised that they had been wasting their time waiting for the shipand so also chasing after wealthwithout a plan.
Three young merchants had heard tales of travelling overseas and prospering. One day, one of them suggested, “Let’s go (71) a distant land and try our luck too.” The other two agreed and they decided to (72) for a faraway land with the vague dream of (73) rich quickly. They managed to get a passage and sailed for days (74) on a small ship stopping at several cities along the way, (75) they had no plan and no idea about thetrade in these lands. Thus they didnot earn (76) and spent more thanthey earned. One day their littleship was (77) in a storm and theywere left on an island. A few hours(78) they saw what they thoughtwas a huge ship in the distance. “(79) we had such a ship!” they saidto one another as they waited forthe ship to draw near. Finally whenthe ‘ship’ neared it was (80) a number of floating logs of wood. Theyrealised that they had been wasting their time waiting for the shipand so also chasing after wealthwithout a plan.
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