Question

The following sentence has two blanks, each blank indicating something that has been omitted. Beneath the sentence are five sets of words labeled a. through e. Choose the set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole. The World Bank estimates 925 million people are hungry in the world today. The figure has been rising since 1995-97 due to rising food prices, a ___________ of economic crises, and a neglect of agricultural innovation, especially__________ to the poor. a. observation…confusing b. cessation…helpful c. succession…relevant d. history…beneficial e. pyramid…characteristic

Answer 1

c. succession…relevant

It's not A since "a observation" doesn't make sense. Also, it's not b or d because these words have a positive connotation. The sentence should include words that are negative since it's talking about why there are more hungry people in the world today. E is also wrong because pyramid doesn't make sense and you also usually say "characteristic of" not "characteristic to". Option C is the only option left. It would make sense because succession means a series of economic crises. Relevant can also work well in the second blank.