In the following passages, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
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The silk routes are a good example of vibrant pre-modern trade and cultural links between ____(568)____ parts of the world. The name ‘silk routes’ points to the ____(569)____ of Westbound Chinese silk cargoes along this route. Historians have identified several silk routes, over land and by sea, knitting together vast regions of Asia, and ____(570)____ Asia with Europe and northern Africa. They are known to have existed since before the Christian Era and ____(571)____ almost till the fifteenth century. But Chinese pottery also _______(572)_____ the same route, as did textiles and spices from India and Southeast Asia.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 568.
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Correct option: B — distant
distant ‘Distant’ means far away. The given passage states that the silk routes are a good example of vibrant pre-modern trade and cultural links between distant parts of the world. Hence, ‘distant’ is the most appropriate answer.
