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Directions (Q.Nos. 5-9) In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks will the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
We do not want to condemn the 'word'. It is, after all, a mighty instrument; it is the means by ...(1)... we tell each other of our emotions, the way in which we influence others. Words can do ...(2)... good but also cause terrible injuries. It is true that at first there was the deed; the word came later. It was in some respects a cultural progress ...(3)... the deed became word. But the word was ...(4)... a spell, a magical act, and it ...(5)... much of its power.
We do not want to condemn the 'word'. It is, after all, a mighty instrument; it is the means by ...(1)... we tell each other of our emotions, the way in which we influence others. Words can do ...(2)... good but also cause terrible injuries. It is true that at first there was the deed; the word came later. It was in some respects a cultural progress ...(3)... the deed became word. But the word was ...(4)... a spell, a magical act, and it ...(5)... much of its power.
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