Please choose the best word to fill in the blank:

Despite its roaring success, not many people knew that the________stages of that mega project were met with a multitude of challenges that had threatened its completion.

• initial

• alternative

• potential

• journal

If you love someone, you ought to ______ your love by treating that person with kindness instead of just professing your feelings because action speaks louder than words.

• violate

• coordinate

• restrict

• demostrate

In just a span of two weeks, the GoFundMe campaign for the young cancer patient became an incredible success as people from all over the world did not hesitate to_________money generously to his medical treatment.

• construct

• seek

• contribute

• perceive

Devastated that they did not gain_________from their parents, the pair of young lovers decided to escape to a far-flung countryside to start a new life as husband and wife.

• impact

• consent

• compensate

• constant

The project manager was fired from his position because he failed to _______ the exorbitant cost of the project that had led to a budget deficit in the company.

• obtain

• justify

• impact

• imply

With the vast availability of online teachers and free study materials, the Internet has become a popular _________ for learning a foreign language.

• proportion

• component

• resource

• criterion

The largest IT hub in the world, the Silicon Valley is made up of a large _______ of highly skilled employees of various ethnicities.

• proportion

• principle

• potential

• circumstance

In a mad rush to obtain the best seats at the charity gala, many participants forgot to_________ for the lucky draw at the entrance of the event.

• restrict

• regulate

• register

• relevant

It is saddening to see some parents shower their children with excessive money and lavish gifts in an attempt to ________ for a lack of quality time and affection.

• constrain

• demonstrate

• ensure

• compensate

The research __________ that there is a strong correlation between smoking and lung cancer.

• implies

• dominates

• regulates

• ranges