Directions: For the following question, choose the option that fills up the blanks most correctly.

The judge, after ruling that the article had unjustly _____ the reputation of the architect, ordered the magazine to _____ its libelous statements in print.

There are several ways of analyzing this item. First, the overall structure is that of a thought-extender. The second blank must explain the results or consequence of the first blank. Additionally, we can rely on key words such as 'unjustly' and 'libelous' to learn that the action of the magazine was wrong. On this basis, we can eliminate (3), since there is nothing wrong with extolling. We can also rule out 'confront' (to face ) as it is not coherent with the sentence. Then, we should eliminate (4) because they do not explain the natural consequences of the judge's ruling. (2), however, does the job. The judge ruled that the article had wrongly damaged the architect's reputation, so, he ordered the magazine to make amends by retracting what it had printed. Hence, (2) is the answer.