85. The president of the party deprecated the move of the Government to introduce electoral reforms in a haste.
A.welcomed
B.denied
C.protested
D.humiliated

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86. As soon as he finished his speech, there was spontaneous applause from the audience.
A.well-timed
B.willing
C.instinctive
D.instantaneous

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87. The young man appears to be quite headstrong.
A.thick-headed
B.obstinate
C.robust
D.witty

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88. Everybody likes him because he is an industrious student.
A.energetic
B.prompt
C.excellent
D. diligent

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89. It is a scandal that the murderer was declared innocent.
A.silly notion
B.talk
C.rumour
D.disgraceful action

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90. She baffled all our attempts to find her.
A.defeated
B.thwarted
C.foiled
D.circumvented

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91. Some of the Asian countries have been enmeshed in an inescapable debt trap.
A.entangled
B.hit
C.struck
D.ensured

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