Instructions

Direction: Each question below has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

Question 168

The move to allow dumping of mercury ____ an outcry from residents of the area who ____ that high levels of mercury will affect their health and destroy ecologically sensitive forest area.

Only fear and believe are applicable in the second blank. Between 'provoked' and 'angered', provoked is more suitable in the first blank. So, option b) is the correct answer.

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