In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Can we see (1) _________ the earth is a globe? Yes, we can, when we watch a ship that sails out to sea. If we watch closely, we see that the ship begins (2) _________. The bottom of the ship disappears first, and then the ship seems to sink lower and lower, (3) _________ we can only see the top of the ship, and then we see nothing at all. What is hiding the ship from us? It is the earth. Stick a pin most of the way into an orange, and (4) _________ turn the orange away from you. You will see the pin disappear, (5) _________ a ship does on the earth.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.
- Ajust as
- Balive
- Cby the way
- Dthe same
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
The passage is drawing a direct comparison between the way the pin vanishes on the orange and the way a ship vanishes over the Earth's curvature. The conjunctional phrase just as is used to show that two actions happen in exactly the same way. Therefore, "You will see the pin disappear, just as a ship does on the earth" is correct.