In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Trade on the New York Stock Exchange was (506)_______ to a standstill on an autumn day (507)_________ 1994. The culprit for the outage (508)_________ a squirrel that had chewed through a power line near the computer centre of the (509)________ in Trumbull, Connecticut. The shutdown (510)_________ lasted for half an hour, resulted in the NYSE operating system at 85% capacity. Select the most appropriate option for blank no 509. (a) town (b) store (c) exchange (d) bank

Options

A. town
B. store
C. exchange
D. bank

Answer

C

Explanation

(c) The whole passage is about the New York Stock Exchange so option(c) is the most suitable option.