The correct answer is letter A (lamented). This is so because the blank comes immediately after the subject of the sentence, which means that a verb is needed to define the action or state.
“i can drink that straight as if it was water” means that he/she can drink that particular drink like they drink water. like with the same reaction with which they drink water
The astronomical debris was pulled into an orbit around the star.
I believe the answer is D because it’s the closest word to sidle