In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
There were two (1)________buddies who went through school and college and even joined the army together. War (2)________and they were (3)________in the same unit. One night they were ambushed. Bullets were flying (4)________and out of the darkness came a voice, “Harry, please come and help me”. Harry (5)________recognised that voice of his childhood buddy
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank 2.
- Abroke into
- Bbroke up
- Cbroke in
- Dbroke out
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
The phrasal verb break out means to start suddenly, typically used for undesirable things like wars, fires, or epidemics. Therefore, "War broke out" is the most contextually appropriate phrase.