Comprehension Passage
Directions: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Here’s an oversimplification of the essence of Plato’s thought: Meaning is ___(1)___not from things as they are, but rather the idea of them. Take the word “chair”. Plato thought that the ___(2)___ kinds of chairs fall into the category “chair” because there is an ideal world in which there is an ideal idea of a chair. Ironically, then, it now ___(3)___that the mundane empirical world — of science, research, computers and archaeology — is set to change much of what we know about the life and work of arguably the world’s best-known idealist. It’s a bit like the plot of an Indiana Jones film, or another installment of the Da Vinci Code. From the volcanic ash around Mount Vesuvius, there ___(4)___a scroll, frayed and tattered with writing not spoken or seen for thousands of years. With the help of linguists, philologists, archaeologists and even AI and machine learning models, the papyrus scroll’s inscrutable secrets have been ___(5)___. Earlier this week, information about where the philosopher was likely laid to rest was shared and the text even reveals that when ailing, before he died at 81, he found the energy to criticise the form of a musician. Those who know Plato would undoubtedly say, “how typical”.
Which of the following is the most appropriate option to fill in the blank labelled as (2)?
1
myriad
2
various
3
all
4
specific
5
tangible