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Directions: In the following passage some words have been deleted. Select the most appropriate option to fill each blank.

Watermelon is thought to have originated in Africa's Kalahari Desert. Believe it _____(7) not the first recorded watermelon harvest _____(8) nearly 5000 years ago in Egypt and is _____(9) in Egyptian hieroglyphics on the walls of their _____(10) buildings. This fruit was often placed ______(11) the burial tombs of kings to provide nourishment in the afterlife.

A) contained

B) produced

C) discovered

D) occurred