Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3 in the passage: "The beginning of the story is (1)______ in its presentation but (2)...
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Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3 in the passage: "The beginning of the story is (1)______ in its presentation but (2)______ the style eases out and becomes haunting in its simplicity. The author brings out the human elements in his story. This common element of sympathy and sacrifice is given a new (3)_____ by the old artist who shows by his last desperate act that one can be a hero for one day if only one cares (4). O Henry’s treatment of his material is balanced and controlled, a fine (5) of humour and pathos."