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Correct option: D — come a long way

come a long way The phrase ‘come a long way’ means to make significant progress or improvement. The given sentence states that Sherpas have prospered and made significant progress from being just porters to becoming mountaineers. Hence, ‘come a long way’ is the most appropriate answer.

Correct option: B — don’t you?

don’t you? According to the “Question Tag rule”, if the statement is positive, the question tag will be negative & Vice-versa. However, the sentence and the question tag must be in the same tense. Similarly, the given sentence is positive so the question tag will be negative(don’t). Hence, ‘don’t you?’ is the most appropriate answer.

Correct option: D — returned to school.

returned to school If two or more verbs are of the same tense then the helping verb is written only once before the first verb. In the given sentence, ‘will have’ is a helping verb of future perfect tense and has been used for both verbs (‘completed’ and ‘returned’). Hence, ‘returned to school’ is the most appropriate answer.

Correct option: D — will be taking a flight

will be taking a flight ‘Will be / shall be + Ving’ is the correct grammatical structure of Future continuous tense. Hence, ‘will be taking (Ving) a flight’ is the most appropriate answer.

Correct option: A — have been ordered to flee

have been ordered to flee ‘Subject + has/have + been + V3’ is the correct grammatical structure for passive voice of Present perfect tense. ‘Ordered’ is the correct third form of ‘order’. Hence, ‘have been ordered(V3) to flee’ is the most appropriate answer.

Correct option: C — ought to be kept

ought to be kept under Passive voice is used when the action is performed upon the subject, not by the subject. ‘Ought to + be + V3’ is the correct passive form. Hence, ‘ought to be kept(V3) under’ is the most appropriate answer.

Correct option: B — most challenging

most challenging Definite article ‘the’ is used for a specific or particular thing and before a superlative degree adjective. ‘Most challenging’ is the correct superlative degree of ‘challenging’. Hence, ‘most challenging’ is the most appropriate answer.

Correct option: D — wise

wise ‘Very’ is a positive adverb and takes a positive degree adjective after it. Hence, ‘wise’ is the most appropriate answer.

Correct option: B — a universal

a universal There are some adjectives that can not be written in comparative or superlative degree. These adjectives are called absolute or non-gradable adjectives. Some examples are universal, absolute, complete, perfect, empty, full, etc. Hence, ‘a universal’ is the most appropriate answer.

Correct option: B — more

more If two or more adjectives are joined with a conjunction, these adjectives are written in the same degree. In the given sentence, ‘and’ joins two adjectives, out of which one is comparative degree(taller). Therefore, the second adjective will also be written in comparative degree. ‘More handsome’ is the correct comparative degree of ‘handsome’. Hence, ‘more’ is the most appropriate answer.