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    And now, to decode this metaphor. The package is

    reality, with all its ups, downs and scoops. The piles of wrapping paper, tape and string are our languages, computer languages included, with all their rules and structures. The places where the contestants fail to follow the package’s contours are the spots where our languages lie to us about reality. …………………………………………………….. The bit which cannot be covered by the tape or paper are those parts of reality no human can escape: birth, hunger, and animal passions. In each of these questions, a paragraph is given that has blank in it. Five sentences (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5) are suggested. Out of these, only one fits the blank in the context of the paragraph. Pick that sentence as the answer.
    A It is finally announced that none of the wrapping procedures is distinctly better than the others. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Protests and boos rise from the hall, as many contestants are convinced that their method of wrapping is easily and obviously the best. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Others complain that hundreds of other possible contestants were not invited to take part. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D The scissors are grammar and usage that we teach and cling to. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E None of these Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The correct answer is D

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