Question

Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank. The manager swiftly overtook him, ____________ effortlessly past the skinny Englishman, with a practiced ease.

• A. kindling
• B. dawdling
• C. sliding
• D. rendering

Answer 1

Answer:

C. sliding

• Sliding fits the context of "effortless" movement and "practiced ease." • Dawdling means moving slowly/wasting time; Kindling relates to starting a fire.