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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.
Tea prices in the domestic market continue to rule high in the (1)______ year despite the expectation of a higher production as compared to the previous year. According to a preliminary assessment (2)______ on the weather (3)______ in recent months, tea output in the next year may reach to 800 tonnes as (4)______ 780 tonnes last year. During the past three months, tea prices have shown an (5)______. Unlike last year, when tea prices were dramatically low, this year, prices seem to have stabilised at rather high levels.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.
