Given below is a text with some words missing (Blank 1-2) followed by some words. Choose the most suitable words to complete the text.
Since his election campaign last year, U.S. President Joseph Biden had promised to hold a “Summit for Democracy” in order to 1) _______ the worrying trends around the world of growing authoritarianism, and to 2) _______democratic institutions that appear to be faltering.
Blank 1: A. highlight B. ignore C. emphasis D. depress
Blank 2: A. bolster B. discourage C. prevent D. outcast
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1A 2B
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1D 2B
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1A 2A
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1C 2B