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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. With the 371 of the peace in Darjeeling, the area's most important industry, tea is once again receiving the attention of planters that it 372. A most 373 development has been the reopening of long 374 tea estates, one after another. This is as it should be since the current production of 11to 11.5 million kg falls 375 of the combined world and domestic demand for this exclusive 376. What should be remembered in this context is that it is only recently, following 377 of the Darjeeling logo, that there is scientific promotion of this tea in the world market. In fact, apart from intensifying the 'logo campaign', drinking Darjeeling tea should be 378 as a 'concept'. But the generic 379 of Darjeeling tea will have meaning only if the stagnation in production levels is broken. The problem of 380 alone cannot explain the awfully low average yield of 570 kg/ha.

A) unusual

B) welcome

C) striking

D) successful