Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

Of all the emotions that ______ through me as I stood on the summit of Everest, the dominant one, I think, was humility.

surged

The most appropriate option to fill in the blank is surged.

The word surge means to flow or rise suddenly and forcefully. In this case, the sentence is saying that of all the emotions that surged through me as I stood on the summit of Everest, the dominant one, I think, was humility. This means that the emotions came in waves or rushes, and the dominant emotion was humility.

The other options do not make sense in the context of the sentence.

• Heaved means to lift or rise with a sudden, violent movement. It cannot be used in this sentence because it does not convey the same meaning of "flowing or rising suddenly and forcefully".
• Pitched means to move or cause to move up and down or back and forth with great force. It cannot be used in this sentence because it does not convey the same meaning of "flowing or rising suddenly and forcefully".
• Slammed means to hit or strike something with great force. It cannot be used in this sentence because it does not convey the same meaning of "flowing or rising suddenly and forcefully".