Directions: The question has a set of four sentences. Each sentence has pairs of words/phrases that are italicized and highlighted. Select the most appropriate word or phrase to form grammatically and syntactically correct sentences. Then, from the options given, choose the best one.

The horse cantered (A) / cantored (B) to a stop. The taste of chili (A) / chilly (B) is acrid. He was hackled (A) / heckled (B) by the unruly mob on his way back home. We must not go by heresy (A) / hearsay (B) and must verify the facts before we act.