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    Question

    Choose the correct alternative out of the four choices

    given below each sentence. It was the first time he had eaten a square meal _____ he had left the village 
    A since Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B for Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C before Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D although Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    So, the completed sentence is: "It was the first time he had eaten a square meal since he had left the village."   In this context, "since" is used to indicate the starting point of an action or event (leaving the village) in relation to another event (eating a square meal). Therefore, option (a) is the correct choice.

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