Paragraph Completion - Mma Ramotswe's detective agency

CAT 2007 Slot 1 · VARC · Easy · Paragraph Completion

Mma Ramotswe had a detective agency in Africa, at the foot of Kgale Hill. These were its assets: a tiny white van, two desks, two chairs, a telephone, and an old typewriter. Then there was a teapot, in which Mma Ramotswe - the only private lady detective in Botswana - brewed redbush tea. And three mugs - one for herself, one for her secretary, and one for the client. What else does a detective agency really need? Detective agencies rely on human intuition and intelligence, both of which Mma Ramotswe had in abundance. _____

  1. A.

    But there was also the view, which again would appear on no inventory.

  2. B.

    No inventory would ever include those, of course.

  3. C.

    She had an intelligent secretary too.

  4. D.

    She was a good detective and a good woman.

  5. E.

    What she lacked in possessions was more than made up by a natural shrewdness.

Answer

B

Explanation

Option 2 refers directly back to 'human intuition and intelligence', stating that 'No inventory would ever include those, of course.'

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