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    Question

    Directions:  In the following sentence, four

    words given in bold are marked as A, B, C, and D, which are possible pairs to be interchanged. Choose the pair(s) of words that need to be interchanged to make the sentence grammatically and contextually correct. If no interchange is required, mark option 5  as your answer. China and the United States have slapped (A) tit-for-tat tariffs over the past few months, rattling (B) financial markets as investors worried the escalating (C) trade war could knock (D) global trade and investment.
    A Both A-C and B-D Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Both A-D and B-C Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Both A-B and C-D Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Only B-D Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E No interchange required Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The sentence is contextually and grammatically correct.

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