When doing sentence completion questions, try to fill in the blanks before reading the answer choices.
then try to find words in the answer choices that best fit both your ideas and the sentence completion answer choices.

"john's mother and sister had been fighting for several years, so john didn't have much hope that they would during this year."
a) somberly . . argue
b) amicably . . continue
c) heroically . . repair
d) relentlessly . . reconcile

The correct answer is D) "relentlessly . . . reconcile"

Explanation:

According to the context of the sentence, the first word is "relentlessly" since its meaning gives the idea of a situation that continous without stopping in an extreme way. The use of the past perfect continous provides a hint of a fight that started in the past, focusing mainly in the duration of the action.

The second word is "reconcile" since it means to restore a relationship with someone. According to the sentence, reconciliation is not possible due to continous fighting in the past.

he or she may have a different tone of feelings.

answer: it puts the reader in the place of the elizabethan who has to pay fines for eating meat

(i has to answer this question once too, thats how i knwo the answer)