Given a sentence with a missing word, pick the answer option that best fills out the missing word in the sentence. Indicate each answer with its index ('a', 'b', 'c', 'd').

Q: Statistics show that within ____ years of divorce, many people marry a second time.\Question: Choose the right answer from options given a) four b) nine c) six d) three

A: d
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Q: Control is defined as a dead plant with ____ signs of life.\Question: Choose the right answer from options given a) ten b) nine c) no d) zero

A: c
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Q: Most affected infants survive the neonatal period, but succumb by the age of ____ years.\Question: Choose the right answer from options given a) five b) one c) four d) three

A:
d
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