Comprehension:

In the following passage some of the words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

When Jane died (1)___ 1850, she was called “one of the most distinguished novelists (2) _______ England has produced” and “the first who (3)______ that beautiful kind of fiction, the historical romance.” The Porter sisters’ careers ended (4)______ as the Bronté sisters were getting started in the early Victorian (5)_______. 

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.

in

- The complete sentence is: When Jane died in 1850, she was called “one of the most distinguished novelists

- The correct word to fill in the blank is "in." The sentence is describing the time of Jane's death, and "in" is the appropriate preposition to indicate the year in which she died.