by a series of automatic ___ from morning till night.
(Passage context: I was engaged in many activities and I wanted a proper reconciliation between my activity and thought. Thought without ___ is undeveloped thought. Action without ___ is folly. Of course we ___ act on some impulse or ___ urge. If suddenly you throw ___ brick at me and my ___ goes up in front to ___ myself, it is an automatic, ___ action and not a result ___ deliberate thought. Our living is ___ by a series of automatic ___ from morning till night. Anything ___ do outside that common range of ___,...)
- Athoughts
- Bactions
- Cwishes
Explanation
The series is one of 'automatic actions' (B) — the reflexes illustrated by the brick example. 'Thoughts' (A) and 'wishes' (C) contradict the passage's point that these responses are unthinking. Hence the answer is B.