The passage below has gaps. Immediately after each gap, four options are provided. Choose the most appropriate option for each gap. In modern mining, there ...
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The passage below has gaps. Immediately after each gap, four options are provided. Choose the most appropriate option for each gap.
In modern mining, there is a network of __6__ [A. way B. tunnels C. paths D. avenues] and passages, with openings and walls which in the dim light seem very bewildering. Right across the wall at the end of the inky black passage, the __7__ [A. miners B. toilers C. workers D. foreman] approach. The coal __8__ [A. front B. slope C. obstacle D. face] is neatly cut __9__ [A. slit B. gash C. bare D. aperture]. It extends level to a height of rather less than three feet. The rays of the miner's lamp shine on steel roof __10__ [A. beams B. supports C. spurs D. stays]. Thousands of feet of rock and earth are pressing down on those steel plates and __11__ [A. props B. wedges C. poles D. stakes], and the miners have to crawl through the small, deep opening in the wall to get to the coal in the mine that we are considering, the __12__ [A. gash B. hole C. seam D. opening] is nearly four feet thick and is being worked by a combination of __13__ [A. digging B. manpower C. machinery D. spade] and explosives. A mechanical __14__ [A. slit B. gash C. knife D. mesh] saws into the coal to a depth of four or five feet, thus separating it from its base. Explosives pushed into holes drilled at intervals in the coal are __15__ [A. fused B. extinguished C. detonated D. stuck] by remote control and blow the separated section of the coal to pieces.
What option best fills the gap labelled 8
Answer Details
To determine the best option to fill the gap labelled 8, we need to consider the context of the passage, which describes a section in a coal mine where miners are working. The passage mentions that the coal is neatly cut, and it describes the setting of a mining environment. In mining terminology, the exposed surface of a coal seam where mining takes place is commonly referred to as the "coal face." This term specifically denotes the part of the seam being actively worked on or extracted.
Here's a breakdown of the options:
- Front: While it suggests an area or section in front, it is not the specific term used to describe the area where mining occurs.
- Slope: This implies an inclined surface, which does not aptly describe the structure where coal is being extracted.
- Obstacle: This suggests a barrier or hindrance, which is not relevant in describing the structure of the coal seam being mined.
- Face: This is the most accurate and specific term used in mining to describe the area where the coal is actively being cut and extracted.
Therefore, the most appropriate option to fill gap 8 is "face," as it accurately represents the mining term for the exposed surface of the coal seam that is being worked on.
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