PASSAGE:A hotel is supposed to be a home away from home, but the one we ___17___...

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A hotel is supposed to be a home away from home, but the one we ___17___ was hell away from home. Initially, we were deceived by the beautiful surroundings and by the manager’s ___18___ which was warm and inviting. After the usual ___19___ and signing of forms, we were checked in. We later discovered, to our utter dismay, that the hotel ___20___ many facilities, and that the few available ___21___ were either faulty or ___22___. The rooms were somehow tolerable, but there was something we could not manage, food. We complained. In fact, we are just to ___23___ alive since whatever was on the ___24___ gave no ___25___. The service there was definitely ___26___. By the time we were due to ___27___ the following day, everybody heaved a sigh of ___28___.

Maybe I heard the manager say: “Did you ___29___ a nice stay?” and thinking he heard somebody say yes, he quickly added: “please ___30___ again.”

Which of the following fills the gap numbered 25?

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A)

Joy