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: Most birds have ____ toes, three that face forward and one rearward.\Question: Choose the right answer from options given a) two b) ten c) nine d) four

A: d
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Q: Rapid growth occurs for the first ____ years of life.\Question: Choose the right answer from options given a) eight b) ten c) three d) five

A: d
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Q: Bocce is played with ____ large balls and one smaller target ball called the pallino or jack.\Question: Choose the right answer from options given a) ten b) eight c) three d) zero

A:
b
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