Directions: The question below has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the set of words that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

After having been friends for more than a decade, they had a __________ last year and have not _______ each other ever since.

After having been friends for more than a decade, they had a dispute last year and have not seen each other ever since. First option does not fit as we cannot use 'talked' in the second blank. We need to add 'to' after talked. Second option would require use of article 'an' before 'argument'. Option 4 & 5 also do not fit as the second part in the options are out of context.