Question

Now, the educational courses in many institutions are sold and even __________ for _________ prices.

• A. auctioned, fabulous
• B. glamourised, soaring
• C. bought, competitive
• D. advertised, cover

Hint:

Look for words that match the tone: "sold" → "auctioned" and "high" → "fabulous prices."

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Step 1: The sentence indicates commercialization of education — courses are being "sold" and even further exploited. 
Step 2: Among the options: 
- (a) auctioned, fabulous → makes sense, as "auctioned" matches with "sold" and "fabulous prices" indicates very high costs. 
- (b) glamourised, soaring → grammatically odd and doesn't fit with "sold." 
- (c) bought, competitive → "competitive prices" usually means cheaper, which doesn't convey commercialization. 
- (d) advertised, cover → incorrect usage of "cover prices." 
Step 3: Hence, the best fit is option (a). \[ \boxed{\text{auctioned, fabulous}} \]

Answer 2

A quick way to solve this is to test the escalation logic of the sentence as a whole, rather than judging each word in isolation. The sentence already states courses are "sold" — the missing verb must show something happening beyond mere selling, and the missing adjective must describe an extreme, undesirable price.

1. Option A: "sold and even auctioned for fabulous prices" — "auctioned" is a natural escalation of "sold" (auctions push prices up through competitive bidding), and "fabulous prices" conveys extravagant, inflated cost. The full sentence reads smoothly and captures the intended criticism of commercialised education.
2. Option B: "sold and even glamourised for soaring prices" — "glamourised" describes how something is presented, not a stronger form of selling, so it breaks the "sold and even ___" escalation pattern; the sentence becomes illogical even though "soaring" alone would fit.
3. Option C: "sold and even bought for competitive prices" — being "bought" is simply the flip side of being "sold," so it adds no escalation at all; and "competitive prices" actually suggests reasonable, market-driven pricing, which contradicts the sentence's critical tone about costly education.
4. Option D: "sold and even advertised for cover prices" — "advertised" is a weaker, more ordinary action than "sold," so it cannot follow "even," which signals something more extreme; "cover prices" is also not an idiomatic phrase for course fees.

Only option A keeps the escalation from "sold" intact and pairs it with a price description that fits the sentence's critical tone.

Hence, the correct answer is auctioned, fabulous.