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. China is the largest producer of pork, but it (516)_______ a big problem at the moment. There is an epidemic (517)_________ is killing its pigs. The virus was first (518)________ in August last year, but one million pigs have died by now.It is a (519)________ virus and when a pig catches it , it dies. China thinks that one third of (520)________ pigs are going to die by the end of this year. Question 1: Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 1. (a) faced (b) was facing (c) face (d) is facing

Options

A. faced
B. was facing
C. face
D. is facing

Answer

D

Explanation

(d) is facing
At the last of the sentence the phrase ‘at the moment’ indicates that the sentence is in present continuous tense. So, option (d) is the answer