Comprehension Passage
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____.
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 1
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the
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it's
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their
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there