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It was a normal weekend day until noon. Uncle Bob and Aunt Mimi went shopping at a nearby mall, and I mowed the lawn. At 12:15, they returned, and we sat down to lunch. Uncle Bob was commenting on how nice the grass looked when suddenly the phone rang. It was the lottery commission, calling to tell Uncle Bob that he held the winning ticket. Not ten minutes later, the phone began ringing continually. First a news reporter called. Almost immediately after that, it was a news network. During the afternoon, an army of reporters came and went. Uncle Bob said that he needed to get some fresh air and (1). Upon opening the door, however, he got a big shock. Hundreds of people stood in the street in front of the house, hoping to get a look at (2).

​やや長い文であるが、時系列で場面を把握していけばわかりやすい。
(1)の前文は get some fresh airが、後ろの 文には opening the door があることに注目する。
①はすでに当たっている。
②は眠ることはあり得ない。
③は 謝罪する必要性はない。
④が論理に合う。