In the following passage there are blanks each of which has been numbered.These numbers are printed below the passage and against each five words are suggested one of which fits the blank appropriately Find out the appropriate word in each case.
Once there (71) a rich businessman who was smart and young.He was fond of gambling.One day on a business tour,He was (72) for a game of gambling by a veteran dambling who was reputed as ‘invincible’ in the game.When the game was on he noticed that his (73) had resorted to foul play by stealthily,swallowing the dice and pretending it to be lost.This made the young man lose the game.The young man however thought of (74) a lesson to the other gambler.So when he returned home he smeared the dice with poison and dried them carefully.Next day he went to his opponent and (75)him for a fresh round of game.The other gambler again stealthily put the dice into his (76).But once again, he was detected by the young gambler who yelled, “Let me tell you that what have you swallowed is but poison and not the dice”. The cheat writhed in (77) as the poison took effect.As the young man did not have any (78) to kill the fellow gambler,he to ok out some antidote from his bag and made him drink,Which induced vomiting.This (79) the other fellow.He came back to his senses and never (80) to deceive others in the game of dice.
For answering this question, once refer to 3rd line of the passage. It states that the veteran gambler swallowed the dice and pretend it to be lost. One c an swallow only using his mouth but not by using board,sleeve or throat. Hence, E is correct.
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