Part V

1. ____________ heavy traffic congestion during the September holiday season, many people make alternative traveling plans.

(A) Resulting in (B) Thanks for (C) Owed to (D) Because of

2. If the two parties ___________ their previous agreement, leaders from both sides are certain to face severe criticism in their respective home nations.

(A) discard (B) improves (C) molested (D) harboring