Comprehension Passage
Direction: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
If you ______ (1) ______ yourself with the good and righteous, they can only ______ (2) ______ you up. If you ______ (3) ______ yourself with the others, they will ______ (4) ______ you down into the doldrums of mediocrity, and they will keep you there, but only as long as you ______ (5) ______ it.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.
1
retreat
2
ignore
3
avoid
4
surround