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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.

Until Florence Nightingale made nursing ------- , it was considered a ------- profession.

(A) scientific . . painstaking
(B) essential . . dangerous
(C) noble . . lofty
(D) patriotic . . worthy
(E) respectable . . degrading

答案和解析

答案：E

解析：

"Respectable" and "degrading" most clearly convey a distinct change in the image of nursing: though nursing was first considered degrading, Florence Nightingale's accomplishments made it respectable.