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Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate option:
Sue has applied for the job but she isn't very well qualified for it. I _____ (be) surprised if she ______ (get) it.

A. is, will get

B. have been, have got

C. will be, gets

D. will be, will get

Answer: Option C

Solution (By Examveda Team)

In the given sentence "Sue has applied for the job but she isn't very well qualified for it. I will be surprised if she gets it," the most appropriate words to fill in the blanks are "will be" and "gets."

The first blank "I will be surprised" is in the future tense and expresses a future possibility or prediction. The speaker is talking about their future state of being surprised if a certain condition is met.

The second blank "if she gets it" is also in the simple future tense, and it complements the first blank. It refers to the future possibility of Sue obtaining the job she applied for.

The other options do not use the correct verb forms for the given sentence. Option A, "is, will get," does not match the future tense context of the sentence. Option B, "have been, have got," uses present perfect tense, which is not suitable for expressing future possibilities. Option D, "will be, will get," unnecessarily repeats the modal verb "will" in the second blank, making it redundant.

Therefore, the correct answer is "C. will be, gets."

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