CAT 2004 — VARC Question 4
Fill up the blanks A, B, C ... F, in the two passages below with the most appropriate word from the options given for each blank.
At that time the White House was as serene as a resort hotel out of season. The corridors were _______A______. In the various offices, _____B______ gray men in waistcoats talked to one another in low-pitched voices. The only colour, or choler, curiously enough, was provided by President Eisenhower himself. Apparently, his _____C_______ was easily set off; he scowled when he ______D_______ the corridors.
For Blank D-
Answer & solution
paced
- B
strolled
- C
stormed
- D
prowled
The president was not prowling the corridors as there is no mention of the president wanting to catch hold of someone (no predatory instinct that is). A stroll is a leisurely walk and in his angry mood, the president cannot be taking a leisurely walk! ‘Stormed’ will not fit where usage is concerned. A person may storm in or out of a corridor. Paced is the correct word. Pace is a manner of walking in which a person may stride or walk back and forth.
Hence, the correct answer is option 1.