Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option.
At first, it looked as ________ Uncle Vernon would manage to gloss the whole thing over.

Correct option is C

The correct option to fill in the blank is (c) though.
Explanation: The correct conjunction to indicate a possibility or assumption is though. The sentence implies that it appeared as if Uncle Vernon would succeed, and “though” is used in such constructions. (Hindi meaning: मानो / जैसे)
Example: It looked as though it might rain.
Incorrect options:
· Thought: Past of think (सोचा)
· Through: Indicates movement in one side and out the other (से होकर)
· Throughout: All over / during the whole time (हर जगह / पूरी अवधि तक)