Question

read the paragraph, then choose the word that best completes the sentence. wind is a firefighters worst enemy, and it was out in full force in british columbia in 2003. firefighters in the canadian province battled over 800 blazes that summer. the conditions did not help british columbia stay out of a state of emergency since august 2nd. the blazes burned more than 345,000 acres (140,000 hectares) in the province. over 3,000 firefighters tried their best to control the fires at a cost of more than $21 million. the fires would have been easier to control if nature had been on the firefighters side. the weather ______ the firefighters. a obscured b reassured c hindered d refreshed

Explanation:

The paragraph states that wind (a weather - related factor) was a firefighter's worst enemy and the conditions did not help. This implies that the weather made the firefighters' job more difficult. "Obscured" means to block from sight, "reassured" means to give confidence, "refreshed" means to give new energy. "Hindered" means to make it difficult for someone to do something, which fits the context as the weather made it hard for firefighters to control the fires.

Answer:

C. hindered