Question

hosting the olympics can be a city’s finest moment. residents grow excited, and tourists come from all over the world. construction of the arenas and stadiums where the competitive events will take place, as well as lodging for the athletes, creates thousands of jobs. cities also make money from selling merchandise with the olympic logo. despite these benefits, however, some question whether hosting is really a good idea.
what do... refer to? complete the sentence.
despite dropdown with options: more jobs and money, excited residents and tourists, increased crowds and traffic, fun events and merchandise, however, some question whether hosting is really a good idea.

Explanation:

The sentence starts with "Despite these benefits", so we need to select the option that summarizes all the positive outcomes of hosting the Olympics mentioned in the text: excited residents, visiting tourists, job creation, and revenue from merchandise. The option "excited residents and tourists" only covers part of the benefits, "increased crowds and traffic" is a negative, "fun events and merchandise" is incomplete. "more jobs and money" encapsulates the economic benefits (jobs, merchandise revenue) alongside the positive visitor/resident sentiment's indirect economic boost, which matches the listed benefits.

Answer:

more jobs and money