The literature we read profoundly affects the way we ____ think and behave.

• A. Feel
• B. Think
• C. Hear
• D. See

Answer: (A)

Reading shapes more than just our thoughts; it touches our emotions and actions as well. In this sentence, the blank should be filled with feel, so the phrase reads feel, think, and behave. This shows how literature influences our whole experience—what we feel inside, what we think, and how we act. The other options don’t fit because hear or see don’t describe an effect on our internal state, and using think twice would disrupt the natural parallel structure of the sentence.