DIRECTIONS (Qs. 71-73) In the question there are five sentences. Each sentence has pairs of words/phrases that at italicised and highlighted From the italicised and highlighted word(s)/phrase(s), select the most appropriate word(s)/phrase(s) to form correct sentences Then from the options given, choose the best one.
The further (A)/farther (B) he pushed himself, the more disillusioned he grew.
For the crowd it was more of a historical (A)/historic (B) event, for their leader it was just another day.
The old has healthy distrust (A)/ mistrust (B) for all new technology.
The film is based on worthy (A)/true (B) story.
She coughed discreetly (A)/discretely (B) to announce her presence.
The correct sequence should be

BABAB

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The correct option is B ABBBA
In 1st sentence farther (A), in the second sentence (B) historic event, in third sentence (B) healthy mistrust and in the fifth sentence (A) coughed discreetly is the correct use. Therefore the correct option is (b).

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The correct option is B ABBBAIn 1st sentence farther (A), in the second sentence (B) historic event, in third sentence (B) healthy mistrust and in the fifth sentence (A) coughed discreetly is the correct use. Therefore the correct option is (b).

The correct option is B ABBBA
In 1st sentence farther (A), in the second sentence (B) historic event, in third sentence (B) healthy mistrust and in the fifth sentence (A) coughed discreetly is the correct use. Therefore the correct option is (b).