Directions: In each of the following questions a short passage is...

Directions: In each of the following questions a short passage is given with one of the lines in the passage missing and represented by a blank. Select the best out of the five answer choices given, to make the passage complete and coherent (coherent means logically complete and sound).

For Ms. Merkel, walking the tightrope between her principles and maintaining a good relationship with an important ally is a challenge. Germany and the U.S. have historically shared values, but the current U.S. President has his own. At the G7 summit, six nations reaffirmed their commitment to the Paris climate pact; the U.S. refrained. Mr. Trump’s immigration order is the antithesis of Germany’s immigration policy. ____________________________. In a nutshell, Mr. Trump’s world view is everything that Ms. Merkel’s is not.

Options

A
It’s time Germany faced up to the new situation − with realism and above all with self-confidence.
B
He even declined to sign onto a G7 statement endorsing the Paris climate deal.
C
During his first visit to Europe as US president, Mr. Trump slammed European nations for not spending enough on defense.
D
He is pushing aggressively for an ‘America First’ policy, even as Germany remains in the forefront of keeping the European Union together.

Correct answer

He is pushing aggressively for an ‘America First’ policy, even as Germany remains in the forefront of keeping the European Union together.

Step-by-step solution

In the given paragraph, the contradictory viewpoints of Ms. Merkel and Mr. Trump have already been shared in the statements preceding the blank.

Among the given choices, option D is the one that actually summarizes the conflict of viewpoints between between Ms. Merkel and Mr. Trump.

Option D is hence the correct answer.

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