Multiple choice

The international community relentlessly____________ the military government for________ upon human rights.

Directions for the question:
The sentence below has one or two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Beneath the sentence are five words or sets of words labeled (A) to (E). Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

Example:
After having a _________ journey, we had a ___________ food.
(A) persistent, musty                                          (B) frightful, terrific
(C) congenial, palatable                                      (D) tiresome, common
(E) expedition, brisk

Answer: (C)

  1. castigated, infringing

  2. criticized, curtailing

  3. scolded, abridging

  4. admonished, sitting

  5. berated, hitting

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

'Relentless' is the clue word here. A close look at both the options makes the use of option (1) clear.