Question

Fill in the blanks by choosing the correct sequence for the following passage:
I am wearing for the first time some (i)_____ that I have never been able to wear for long at a time, as they are horribly tight. I usually put them on just before giving a lecture. The painful pressure they exert on my feet goads my oratorical capacities to their utmost. This sharp and overwhelming pain makes me sing like a nightingale or like one of those Neapolitan singers who also wear (ii)_______ that are too tight. The visceral physical longing, the overwhelming torture provoked by my (iii)_______ forces me to extract from words distilled and sublime truths, generalized by the supreme inquisition of the pain my (iv)_______ suffer.

• A. (i) patent-leather belt (ii) belts (iii) patent-leather belt (iv) waist
• B. (i) patent-leather shoes (ii) bands (iii) patent-leather bands (iv) wrist
• C. (i) patent-leather shoes (ii) shoes (iii) patent-leather shoes (iv) feet
• D. (i) patent-leather jacket (ii) jacket (iii) patent-leather jacket (iv) body

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

(i) patent-leather shoes (ii) shoes (iii) patent-leather shoes (iv) feet

Answer 2

The correct option is (C) : (i) patent-leather shoes (ii) shoes (iii) patent-leather shoes (iv) feet.