4. choose the answer that best matches the word in italics
once the traffic lights went out, the whole city was in a state of bedlam. it's a wonder i made it
home without injury
a.anger
b.backslide
c.confusion
d.lock down

btw the word is bedlam

C. confusion

Explanation:

Bedlam refers to noisy or chaotic scene, situation, state or place where there is disorderliness, noise, uproar, frenzied activity, and confusion.

In the question, the moment the traffic lights went out, the first reaction of people will be to make noise. As they was nothing or any immediate provision to direct the traffic again, there would be disorderliness, noise, uproar, frenzied activity, and confusion as each driver is trying to find his way.

Therefore, the best word that matches bedlam in the options is C, i.e. Confusion.

Option C.

Explanation:

The website that Liza has clicked on is most likely an unreliable form of source as it is sponsored by a business. In the passage it says how when Liza searched for the concept diabetes, she found a resource that was selling blood-glucose monitors and that it was sponsored by a company. When she clicked on it, the website asked for her personal contact information as it is normal procedure for businesses that sell products to go, in order to be able to process your payment and to contact you in case they need to. While this action is not unreliable by itself, it does make the website not reliable as a source for conducting research on diabetes. This is due to the fact that the website is trying to sell a product and not to give objective facts about the disease to the general public.