| Direction: In the following passage some of the words have been left out. First read out the passage over and try to understand what it is about. Then fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. |
| What is the purpose of poetry in modern life? Let us begin by saying what it is not ......(181)...... the purpose is not ethical. The poet dose no desire ......(182)...... the moral of its readers. The danger of poetry's becoming a kind of after dinner amusement is far greater than the danger of its .....(183)..... to a method of moral instruction. Literature to-day is too cheap; poetry ....(184)...... to become a sort of pleasant little hobby something which 'nice people'.....(185)..... when there is nothing more amusing to do. People's minds are .....(186)..... in commerce and politics. Literature has lost its .....(187)...... literature seems out of touch with men's lives their real interests. And so in their forms books are something people read to amsue themselves to ....(188).... a tedious railway journey to pass the long unemployed Sunday afternoon. Knowledge of modem literature even in its more intellectual forms and especially poetry is ....(189)..... not a passion and entertainment for idle women not a ....(190)..... |
A) to reform
B) to energize
C) To improve
D) to refine
Correct Answer: C
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