{"id":14517,"date":"2024-04-15T04:34:47","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T04:34:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=14517"},"modified":"2024-04-15T04:34:47","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T04:34:47","slug":"fill-in-the-blank-with-the-most-appropriate-word-a-can-i-speak-to-mr-rich-b-im-sorry-he-_____________-a-is-sleeping-b-sleeps-c-slept-d-was-sleeping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/fill-in-the-blank-with-the-most-appropriate-word-a-can-i-speak-to-mr-rich-b-im-sorry-he-_____________-a-is-sleeping-b-sleeps-c-slept-d-was-sleeping\/","title":{"rendered":"Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word. A: Can I speak to Mr. Rich? B: I&#8217;m sorry, he _____________. 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