Newspapers are a constant source of delight and recreation for me. The ________ trouble is that I read ________ many of them. A. even, quite B. even, too C. only, quite D. only, too

GATE 2019 · General Aptitude · Most Appropriate Word · medium

Answer: D. only, too

1. Analyse the first blank: The sentence structure is: 'The __ trouble is that...'. Options are 'even' or 'only'. 'Even' here would mean 'the even trouble' which is semantically odd. 'Only' means 'the sole/single trouble', creating the natural reading: 'The only trouble is that I read too many of them.' So the first blank = only.
2. Analyse the second blank: The second blank modifies 'many': 'I read __ many of them.' 'Too many' is a standard collocation meaning 'an excessive number'. 'Quite many' is non-standard in formal English; 'quite a few' would be standard. So the second blank = too.
3. Confirm the answer: Substituting: 'The only trouble is that I read too many of them.' — This is grammatically correct, idiomatic, and semantically coherent. Answer = D. only, too.