Can someone solve this? The correct answer baffled me

The answer to this question is B. I’m surprised because how can you be in awe of death? It should be E according to me.

Can someone help? Link to question: William James lacked the usual _________ death; writing to his dying : Text Completion

Awe can be a negative expression depending on the sentence.
Anticipating death, on the other hand, doesn’t make sense.

Both these options have suitable choices for blank 2.

hey @user8500 , I was also solving the same problem. I am unable to understand your rationale, please help. “Anticipating death” is a commonly used phrase, for reference: anticipating death in a sentence | Sentence Stack

@gregmat1 Hello Sir, can you help me? I chose answer as E as well.

hey, the word usual is first part is the key, no one anticipates death usually, and hence, is not a good fit.