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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 blank. Long ago in China, at a time when girls (1)______ expected to stay at home and (2)______ household work while the boys (3)______ to school, a girl named Zhu had a desire (4)______ study. Her family was wealthy and Zhu was (5)______ so she too could have had her wish, but her father did not want to go against tradition.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.
will
be
were
are
- The sentence is set in the past, so it needs a past tense verb.
- Option 1: "will" is future tense; it does not fit the sentence.
- Option 2: "be" is an infinitive form and doesn't agree with "girls were expected."
- Option 3: "were" is the past tense of "are," which correctly matches the sentence context.
- Option 4: "are" is present tense; it is not suitable for this past narrative.
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