Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.6

In the given passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each number.

Gabriella Montez was comfortably curled up in an overstuffed chair in the sitting area. She was (1) _________ the peace and quiet at home - everyone else was (2) ________ at the party - and had totally lost (3) __________ in a book which was the best she had (4) _________ read and she couldn’t wait to get (5) _______the end. However, before she set her eyes (6) ________ the next page, the book was (7) ________ right out of her hands, and she (8) __________ at her mother standing over her. “Gabby, it’s New Year’s Eve,” she said. “(9) __________ reading!” she snapped at her daughter. “But, mum, I’m almost done,” Gabriella (10) __________.

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 4 i.e. upon.

Let's see the use of the preposition 'upon':

Used to indicate on or onto something.
Used after some verbs with the same meaning as ‘on’.
Used immediately after doing something or after something happens.
If an event or time is upon you, it is going to happen very soon.
Used between two nouns that are the same for emphasizing that there is a large number of the thing that you are mentioning.

As per the context of the sentence, the subject's attention was confined to the book and its next page. Moreover the phrase 'lay/set eyes on/upon' means 'to see someone or something for the first time.' Therefore, the preposition 'upon' is the correct choice here.

Hence, the correct answer is Option 4 i.e. upon.

SSC CGL 2020 PYQ — Question 191