The Correct answer is C.
Explanation
Hopes for “permanent victories against many diseases” have been “blighted,” or dashed or crushed, by the “proliferation of drug-resistant strains of bacteria and viruses.”
Critical Reading > Sentence Completions
Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
The ------- of drug-resistant strains of bacteria and viruses has ------- researchers’ hopes that permanent victories against many diseases have been achieved.
(A) vigor . . corroborated
(B) feebleness . . dashed
(C) proliferation . . blighted
(D) destruction . . disputed
(E) disappearance . . frustrated
