Power has not been restored … many parts of the town.

Analyze the question The sentence is "Power has not been restored __ many parts of the town." We need the correct preposition after "restored" to show the place where electricity has not yet returned.

Explain the concept The verb restore can take different prepositions depending on meaning:

• restore something to someone/something: the thing is given back to its owner or returned to a condition. Example: "The land was restored to its owners." / "Power was restored to the hospital."
• restore something in a place is less common, but "restored in" can describe a place where something is brought back.

In a standard sentence on power supply, Nigerian and British usage prefers "restored to" when the power is returned to a place or to people. For example: "Electricity has been restored to the affected areas."

Step-by-step solution

1. The structure is passive: "Power has not been restored ___ many parts of the town."
2. The "many parts of the town" are the recipients of the returned power.
3. The natural collocation is "restored to (the areas/the town)".
4. Check the other options: • in: it could sound acceptable, as in "power outage in many parts", but it is not the standard collocation with restore here. • of: this is wrong, because "restored of" is not an English structure. • with: this is wrong, because "restored with" suggests the means used, not the recipient.

Answer The best completion is A. to: "Power has not been restored to many parts of the town."

Tip Remember "restore X to Y". Think of it as giving something back to someone or somewhere: "restored to its owner", "restored to normal", "restored to health". When you see restore, test "to" first.