When someone passes away, the most logical response of the available options is that one would have a new appreciation for life and how precious it is. The correct answer choice is the only option that reflects this. The other answer choices are not logical conclusions to draw following the death of a loved one.

Given that the boy is acting immaturely, the blank should be filled by an option that reflects an immature state of being. There are two possibilities: "a cranky infant" and "a sleeping baby." A sleeping baby is an image that inspires a positive impression, not a negative one like the kind we have in this sentence. Thus, "a cranky infant" is the best answer.

If the writer is trying to eat healthier, it makes sense that she would want to include foods that are more nutritious, because nutritious foods are better for your body. This answer choice is more relevant than the other possibilities of "inexpensive," "delicious," "fried," and "more satisfying."

If someone is very generous, it means that they are very giving of him- or herself. In this list of answer choices, the option that best conveys someone being generous is the idea that Gerald assists other students, "helping them however he can." This is therefore the correct answer. While "acknowledging their struggles" may look like a potentially correct answer, "helping them however he can" better contrasts with the idea that the other students "rarely assist their classmates."

The key words to look at here are “even though.” We know that Anna enjoys trying new restaurants, but the words “even though” clue us in that her boyfriend does not. The answers “cannot wait to see the new café in town” and “is always up for trying new things” cannot be correct because they are the same preference as Anna’s. The fact that her boyfriend “has a friend who has opened a new restaurant” and “works in the financial district” does not convey his preference. Therefore, we can see that “prefers to eat at familiar places” is the correct answer, as it differs from Anna’s enjoyment of new restaurants.

The words “or else” begin the second part of the sentence, meaning that the second part is a consequence of the action in the first part of the sentence not being completed. Therefore, we are looking for an action that would allow the father to “wake up thoroughly enough to get the kids to school on time.” “Hitting snooze on his morning alarm many times” often makes people late for morning engagements, so we can rule that answer out. “Staying up very late at night” and “waking up often in the middle of the night” each result in less sleep, making waking up much more difficult in the morning. “Go for a run with the dog” doesn’t really relate to one’s ability to wake up thoroughly or on time. We can then select “drink coffee first thing in the morning” as the correct answer, as coffee is often used to help wake people up in the morning.

Here, we see the conjunction “but,” meaning that the second part of the sentence needs to contrast with the first part. If the furniture is beautiful, a contrasting quality of the furniture would be that “it was very difficult to have it all delivered,” so that is the correct answer. The other four answers suggest positive aspects of the furniture and do not contrast with the description of “beautiful.”

The clue word "because" indicates that the fact that Chelsea missed her family caused another effect. That effect goes in the blank. It makes sense that if Chelsea missed her family, she would not be having a good time. Therefore, "not having a good time" is the best answer.

This sentence makes clear that dogs are very social animals, and so the sentence should be completed with a phrase that reflects how social they are. The phrase, that dogs treat family members "as members of a pack" suggests social connectedness and is therefore the correct answer. 

This sentence indicates that the stuffed animal is so old that it is beginning to form tiny tears all over. The best phrase to describe what is happening is therefore, "it was beginning to disintegrate," because it describes the fact that the stuffed animal is gradually falling apart.