Direction: 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.

I have always been nervous and keyed up at onset of any operation. With Louwtzie next to me, I became even more tense. There was a sense of (191) between us which did not belong in the theatre. It was something electrical, a sort of involuntary interlocking of our (192) selves, which she could not (193) any more than I would. Inevitably, this was a (194) at the operating table. The ritual of command and interlacing of hands and instruments demand a totally different (195).