Directions: Select the two answer choices that, when used to complete the sentence, fit the meaning of the sentence as a whole and produce completed sentences that are alike in meaning.
Indeed, the reception she received in Jerusalem - where she was ________ by irate Jews and angry Palestinians - suggests that Blackstone's dictum holds in her case.
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booed
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lambasted
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eulogized
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heckled
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cornered
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extolled
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Correct answer
Explanation
(1) This is correct as the sentence clearly mentions 'irate and angry' crowds. 'Booed' and 'heckled' provide the correct options.
(2) This is incorrect simply because there is no matching option for it.
(3) This is incorrect because it goes against the message of the sentence. 'Irate & angry' crowds on both sides would not praise someone.
(4) This is correct as the sentence clearly mentions 'irate and angry' crowds. 'Booed' and 'heckled' provide the correct options.
(5) This is incorrect simply because there is no matching option for it.
(6) This is incorrect because it goes against the message of the sentence. 'Irate & angry' crowds on both sides would not praise someone.