Directions: In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. First read the passage over and try to understand what it is about. Then fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given.

The Aryans ___A____ about northern Asia and Europe over the wide grasslands. But as their numbers grew and the climate became drier and the land ___B____, there was not ___C____ food for all of them to eat. ___D____ they were forced to move to other parts of the world in search of ___E____ .They spread out all over Europe and ___F____ to India, Persia and Mesopotamia. Thus we find that nearly all the people of Europe and northern India and Persia and Mesopotamia, although they differ so much ___G____ each other now, are really descendants from the same ___H____ the Aryans. Of course this was very long ___I____ and since then much has happened and races have got mixed up to a large extent. The Aryans are, ___J____, one great ancestral race of the people of the world today.

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  ancestors
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  Aryans
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  friends
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  family