Directions (1-10): In the following passage at certain points you are given a choice of FOUR words – one of which is most appropriate. Choose the best word out of the four.
The inevitable effect of mechanical production is uniformity, and although uniformity may lead to monotony, it need not lack beauty. In fact, modern improvement in popular …(1)… is mainly the result of better design …(2)… standardised, goods; and the average …(3)… is buying better-designed goods, because those goods are …(4)…, because the problem of taste has been …(5)… for him. Good taste is not always …(6)… and most people manage to get …(7)… without it. It is fortunate, therefore, that so many of the …(8)… of life are now chosen for us by …(9)… . Even among luxuries, the margin for …(10)… taste is constantly being reduced.