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Comprehension: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank. Credit cards originated in the 1920s in the US, with European references dating back to 1890. John Biggins, 1.______ of the first bank-issued credit card, invented the 'Charge-It' programme in 1946, 2.______ bank customers and local merchants. In 1950, Diners Club introduced their credit card in the US, 3.___________ customers to pay restaurant bills without cash. American Express 4._______ their first credit card in 1958, while the Bank of America introduced the Bank America Card (now Visa) in 1958. Visa, now known as the Visa International Service Association, is accepted in over 150 countries, making it one of the most 5._______ credit cards available. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.

Acensored

Bissued

Cpublished

Dsuppressed

Answer:

B. issued

Read Explanation:

• 1. Contextual Usage: In the financial and banking industry, when a bank or a company officially provides a card, a check, or a document to a customer for use, the standard verb used is "issue." 2. Logical Fit: The passage describes the timeline of different credit cards entering the market. Saying "American Express issued their first credit card in 1958" is the formally correct way to state that the company made the product available to the public.


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Comprehension: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank. Three big fat rats once found a new use for _____1_____ tails. During the night, they came ______2_____ into the larder and found a jar with treacle in it. But the jar had a ____3___ neck, and try as they might, the rats could not reach the treacle either with their mouths or their paws. At last, a bright idea ______4______ one of them. He climbed onto the jar and let his tail hang down into the treacle. Then he pulled it out nicely coated with treacle and allowed the two rats to lick it _____5_______. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.