Select the word that best replaces the italicized word in both of the following sentences. (i) The police are trying to control the crowd. (ii) Junk food may have high levels of harmful chemicals.

Correct answer: contain

Explanation: ▪️The police are trying to control the crowd. → here, contain means to hold back or control. ▪️Junk food may have high levels of harmful chemicals. → here, contain means to hold/include something inside. A. check ❌: means stop or verify; fits the first but not the second. B. blame ❌: doesn’t fit either sentence. C. contain ✅: means to control (1st sentence) or to have inside (2nd sentence); perfect fit. D. incorporate ❌: means to include, but doesn’t work in the first sentence. The police are trying to contain the crowd. Junk food may contain high levels of harmful chemicals. ✅