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Directions: In the following questions, you have passages where some of the words have been left out. First read the passage over and try to understand what it is about. Then, fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given.

A man stopped at a flower shop to (i) some flowers to be (ii) to his mother who lived 200 miles (iii). As he got out of his car he noticed a young girl sitting on the curb sobbing. He asked her what was wrong and she (iv), "I wanted to buy a red rose for my mother. But I only have seventy-five cents and a rose costs two dollars". The man smiled and said, "Come (v) in with me. I'll (vi) you a rose.'' He bought the little girl her rose and ordered his own mother's flowers. As they were (vii) he offered the girl a ride home. She said, "Yes please! You can take me to my mother". She directed him to a cemetery, (viii) she placed the rose on a freshly dug grave. The man returned to the flower shop, cancelled the delivery order, (ix) up a bouquet and (x) the two hundred miles to his mother's house.                            [SSC CGL Tier II, 2014]

(vi) =?

A) bring

B) buy

C) buying

D) bought