however, has to be ___ by some measure of thinking.
(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 ___,...)
- Aproceeded
- Bpreceded
- Cfollowed
Explanation
Such unusual action 'has to be preceded by some measure of thinking' (B) — the thinking must come before the action. 'Proceeded' (A) means continued, and 'followed' (C) would put the thinking after the action, reversing the author's point. Hence the answer is B.