In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number. The refugees coming by boat to Italy have already SET a record this year. The surge (416)_____ partly from the civil war in Syria, which has forced 3 million people to (417)________their homeland. Europe, peaceful, affluent and comparatively closeis a preferred (418)______. It's where the desperate meets the developed. Often with the aid (419) reckless human traffickers, refugees attempt to cross the waters in rubber dinghies that can (420) , plunging the occupants into the sea. Question 2. Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 2. (a) fly (b)!flee (c) fleet (d) fled

Options

A. fly
B. flee
C. fleet
D. fled

Answer

B

Explanation

(b) Flee
Flee - to escape from a dangerous situation
Fly - an activity of birds
Fleet - a group of boats, sheep, planes
Fled - past participle of flee
‘Flee’ is the answer