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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. Children are loved by all human beings. But 341 this world of human 342 there is no 343 nuisance than a boy 344 the age of fourteen. He is neither ornamental 345 useful. It is impossible to 346 affection on him as on a 347 boy and he is always getting 348 the way. If he talks with a childish lisp he is called a baby and if he answers in a grown up way he is called impertinent. Then, he is 349 the unattractive, growing age. He grows out 350 his clothes, with indecent haste. His voice begins to break and loses its childish charm.

A) at

B) of

C) on

D) in