Question

the new gymnasium would be expensive, but we tried to _______ support for it.
1 garner
2 desist
3 ingest
4 concur

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• "garner" means to gather or collect (e.g., support, approval). In the sentence, we need a word that fits "tried to... support for it", so "garner" makes sense as it means collecting support.
• "desist" means to stop doing something, which doesn't fit with "support".
• "ingest" means to take in (food, etc.), irrelevant to "support".
• "concur" means to agree, and it can't be used with "support" in this context (we don't "concur support").

Answer:

1. garner