Multiple choice

Directions: 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 (1) through (5). Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

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

  1. castigated, infringing

  2. criticized, curtailing

  3. scolded, abridging

  4. admonished, sitting

  5. berated, hitting

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A Correct answer
Explanation

'Infringing' or violating (human rights) is the clue word here, which should attract sustained (relentless) criticism.