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Fill in the blanks in the given sentence with the most appropriate pair of words.

He sat there all night, like a sniper trained well, waiting _____for the hornbill to_______shuffle out of its nest.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 2

A sniper-like watcher waits 'patiently', and after a long wait the bird would 'finally' shuffle out. The order 'patiently, finally' matches the positions of the blanks; reversing them or using 'continuously/excitedly' produces unnatural collocations.

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