Direction: 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 number.

The Queen of the U.K. was born Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor, in Mayfair, London, on 21 April 1926. Few could have ______ (1) ______ she would become monarch but in December 1936 her uncle, Edward VIII, ______ (2) ______ the throne. Elizabeth's father became King George VI and, at age 10, Elizabeth became ______ (3) ______ to the throne. Within three years, Britain was ______ (4) ______ war with Nazi Germany. Elizabeth and her younger sister, Princess Margaret, ______ (5) ______ much of wartime at Windsor Castle after their parents ______ (6) ______ suggestions that they be evacuated to Canada. After turning 18, Elizabeth spent five months with the Auxiliary Territorial Service. She began to ______ (7) ______ the esprit de corps that flourishes in the face of ______ (8) ______. Through the war, she ______ (9) ______ letters with her third cousin, Philip, Prince of Greece, who was serving in the Royal Navy. Their romance ______ (10) ______ and the couple married at Westminster Abbey on 20 November 1947, with the prince taking the title of Duke of Edinburgh.