Answer the next 5 Questions.
Comprehension:
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
I went on (1)__________trying to 'find out how to'; but I wrote two or three novels without feeling that I had made (2)___________progress. It was not until I wrote 'Ethan Frame' that I suddenly felt the artisan's full (3)__________of his implements. When 'Ethan Frame' first appeared, I was (4)__________criticised by the reviewers for what was considered theclumsy structure of the tale. I had pondered long on this structure, had felt its peculiardifficulties, and possible awkwardness, but could think of no (5)________which would serve as well in the given case: and though I am far from thinking 'Ethan Frame' is my best novel, and am bored and even exasperated when I am told that it is, I am still sure that its structure is not its weak point.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 1