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 4.

just

- The complete sentence is: The Porter sisters’ careers ended just as the Brontë sisters were getting started in the early Victorian period.

- The word "just" is used in this context to indicate that the timing of the Porter sisters' careers ending was very close to the time when the Brontë sisters were beginning their careers. It suggests a sense of coincidence or near simultaneity between the two events.