Mounting fears among governments

[Kelly]

Test No. incompl/advan-38 "Are You in Debt?", question 10

What concerns people most are the mounting ......... among governments that it will take at least a generation for us to be rid of excessive debt.

(a) frights
(b) fearful
(c) fears
(d) afraid

Test No. incompl/advan-38 "Are You in Debt?", answer 10

What concerns people most are the mounting fears among governments that it will take at least a generation for us to be rid of excessive debt.

Correct answer: (c) fears
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Hi Alan
Would you please to explain the meaning of the sentence and the word is chosen?

[Alan]

Hi Kelly,

In this context fears means worries and the whole sentence means: What worries people more and more is that governments believe that it will take us at least 30 years or more until we have finished with owing large sums of money.

Alan
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