Question: In each of the following sentences, parts of the sentence are left blank. Beneath each sentence, different ways of completing the sentence are indicated. Choose the best alternative among them.
It will take some time for many South Koreans to __________ the conflicting images of North Korea, let alone __________ to what to make of their northern cousins.
The second blank is clearly ‘decide’ because South Koreans cannot ‘clarify’ or ‘understand’ what to make of their North Korean cousins. This eliminates options 2 and 4.
Between ‘reconcile’ in option 1 and ‘make out’ in option 3, reconcile is a better word since the images are conflicting. Reconcile would mean coming to terms with these conflicting images.
Hence, the correct answer is option 1.