Question

The question below has blanks indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the set of word(s) that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

Knowledge in like a deep well fed by ___________ springs, and your mind is the little ________ that you drop in it.

• A. immortal, basket
• B. inexhaustible, container
• C. eternal, place
• D. perennial, vessel
• E. sterling, bowl

Answer 1

The correct option is D

perennial, vessel

Knowledge in like a deep well fed by perennial springs, and your mind is the little vessel that you drop in it.