Each sentence in the questions has two blanks, each blank indicates that something has been omitted. Below the sentence, five sets of words are given. Choose the set of words for each sentence that best fits into the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

Oddly enough ............. the prestige of the United States in such countries as Britain, France, and Italy is considered important here, Congress has been ............ about supplying funds to the U S Information Agency in these countries.