Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no 3 ........

English Language (MTS) Fill in the blanks

In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in
each blank.
The Crosses, the village (1) ______ Vasili Andreevich lived, consisted of six houses. As soon as they had passed the blacksmith’s hut, (2)
______ last in the village, they realised that the wind was much stronger than they had thought. The road could hardly be seen. The tracks
left by the sledge-runners were immediately (3) ______ by snow and the road was only (4) ______ by the fact that it was higher than the
rest of the ground. There was a swirl of snow over the fields and the line where sky and earth met could not be (5) ______.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 3.

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highlighted

covered

made

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Explanation:

- The passage describes a snowy scene where the wind makes it difficult to see the road.

- Option 1: exposed: This word means laid open to view. It doesn't fit here because the snow is covering, not exposing.

- Option 2: highlighted: This word means something is emphasized or made prominent. It doesn't fit because the tracks are not being emphasized; they’re being hidden.

- Option 3: covered: This word means being overlaid or hidden by something. It fits perfectly, as the tracks left by the sledge-runners are being hidden by snow.

- Option 4: made: This is too vague and doesn’t convey the action of the snow hiding the tracks.