Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

The first printed ______ of this book came in 1933.

edition

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

The word edition means a particular version of a book or other work that is published at a particular time. In this case, the sentence is saying that the first printed edition of this book came in 1933. This means that the first version of the book that was printed was published in 1933.

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

• Excretion means the process of getting rid of waste products from the body. It cannot be used in this sentence because it does not make sense to say that a book was excreted.
• Insertion means the act of putting something into something else. It cannot be used in this sentence because it does not make sense to say that a book was inserted.
• Addition means the act of adding something to something else. It cannot be used in this sentence because it does not make sense to say that a book was added.