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Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

Observing the newspaper’s tradition of ------- attention to accuracy, the reporter ------- every statement made by her informant.

(A) scrupulous . . verified
(B) lax . . challenged
(C) sporadic . . corroborated
(D) systematic . . bungled
(E) inordinate . . exaggerated

答案和解析

答案：A

解析：

It makes sense to claim that the reporter's verification of a source's information would conform to her newspaper's "scrupulous," or precise, standards for accuracy.