averted : avoided
8.Deep ideological ----and internal power struggles---the
government.[E]
a)disputes....facilitated b) similarities..... protracted
c) distortions .accelerated d) agreements ....stymied
e) divisions .... paralyzed
Explanation:
From the first blank ,if there were “ internal power struggles
’’ in the government then it’s likely that the government had
something like deep ideological difference or conflicts .For
the second blank ,we can predict that these conflicts and power
struggles harmed or crippled the government although [c] ‘s
first blank distortions , like difference or conflicts ,[a] ,
[e] make more sense .we can easily imagine “deep ideological
disputes “ or deep ideological divisions ,But it is hard to
imagine ideological distortions.
Distortions : twisted versions
facilitate : assist
stymied : impeded , frustrated
9.It is ---- that a people so capable of treachery and brutality