Directions (set of 5 questions):
Comprehension: In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
An Italian mayor has been cleaning the streets along with his councilors after their town __(1)__ with no manual workers, it's reported. In fact __(2)__ was sweeping the piazza in front of the (3) church in preparation for market day, ___(4)___ the deputy mayor's father and a town councilor armed with a high-pressure hose. The town Zerfaliu's last __(5)__ retired six months ago and nobody has been hired since then. "We can't do anything - we are blocked by bureaucracy," the mayor says.
Select the most appropriate option for blank No. 3