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.

The sentence states that Carmella has a selfish tendency, which is supposed to fill the blank. The quality of not sharing her toys with other children is a selfish quality because it means that one does not consider the needs of others. Therefore, the best answer is "is not good at sharing them with other children."

It makes the most sense that a teacher who is grading essays would be providing feedback about the content of the essays, so the only answer choice that makes sense is "how to improve their writing." 

Given that Josh was mesmerized by the giraffe, this means that he would look at it in appraisal of its beauty. With this information, the best answer would be, "gazing at it in awe."

This sentence is trying to communicate that oxen are very strong, and so should draw on the fact that they are able to pull heavy wagons for long distances as supporting evidence. Therefore, the best answer is "capable of pulling large wagons for long distances."