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    Question

    In each of the following questions, a paragraph with a blank is given. From the five choices given below, select the sentence which can go into the blank to make the paragraph logically coherent.

    Back in the twentieth century there was a British punk

    rock song that repeated over and over again the claim that there were "no more heroes anymore". Calmer critics and social commentators have agreed that the age of the hero is over. (________________). They were the most prominent figures in the public consciousness - people who had achieved great things, people who had done great deeds - proud, noble leaders and bold pioneers.
    A To become a celebrity it is more important to have a good press agent than it is to be a big achiever. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Having killed the hero we have replaced him with a distinctively modern public figure: the celebrity Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C The myth of the hero, though, could not survive when public life came to be dominated by the mass media. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D In the past people had heroes. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E None of these. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The statement that succeeds the missing sentence starts with the word “they”, therefore the previous sentence should probably give some information about it. i.e.  the ‘heroes’ who do not exist anymore according to the British rock song mentioned in the paragraph.

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