The fear inspired by the media’s coverage of unprovoked shark attacks is ______: there are actually more fatalities each year from lightning strikes than from shark attacks.
由后半句可知,比起鲨鱼袭击,人们应该更害怕雷击,因此,前半句的意思应是,媒体对于鲨鱼袭击的报道让公众极度恐慌,这其实是不必要的,选项中只有“exaggerated” and “excessive”符合题意。A浮夸的,华而不实的;C坦白的,直率的;D减弱的,被抑制的;F不可避免的。句意是,“媒体对于鲨鱼无故攻击人类的报道引发了公众的过度恐慌;其实,每年雷击引发的灾祸要比鲨鱼袭击要多得多。”