Difference between return and resume

[Jo]

Test No. incompl/advan-35 "One is always going to lose...", question 5

Months go by and most people forget their problems and get used to the idea of paying more and then talks ......... and the whole process starts all over again.

(a) retake
(b) resume
(c) repeat
(d) return

Test No. incompl/advan-35 "One is always going to lose...", answer 5

Months go by and most people forget their problems and get used to the idea of paying more and then talks resume and the whole process starts all over again.

Correct answer: (b) resume

Your answer was: incorrect
Months go by and most people forget their problems and get used to the idea of paying more and then talks return and the whole process starts all over again.
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why not "return"?

[Alan]

You need this word here to show that the talks continue again.
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