Prolonged drought, especially when accompanied by high ...

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Prolonged drought, especially when accompanied by high temperatures, can lead to a shortage of food
  and, in some places, widespread starvation. Parts of Africa, __________, have periodically suffered
  through major droughts and famine.
  From Ahrens, C. Donald. Extreme Weather and Climate. (Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole, 2011), 26.
 
  a. in contrast c. unfortunately
   b. eventually d. for example

Question 2

There are routine ways in which safety is guaranteed in any organized society. __________, we have a
  police force to protect us from crime, and we have a fire department to protect us from disaster.
  Adapted from Andrews et al., Public Speaking. (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1999), 329.
 
  a. For this reason c. Conversely
   b. Just as d. Soon

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Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

a