English » Cloze Test
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
The greedy man rushed home to tell his wife and daughter about his wish, all the (1) ______ touching the objects in his path and watching (2) ______ convert into gold. Once he got home, his daughter (3) ______ to greet him. As soon as he bent (4) ______ to scoop her up in his arms, she turned into a golden statue. He was (5) ______ and started crying and trying to bring his daughter back to life.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.
down
along
up
through
Bent down is an idiomatic phrase
which means to bend one's leg while upright to get to a lower position,
here, we see the greedy man was bent down to pick her daughter up.
so the correct option is option A down.