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Direction: Each question below has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

Just days ago, it was _____ in the controversy that has ____ it for decades, over whether bamboo is a grass or timber and whether the forest department has control over it.

A)  delayed, pursued        

B)  entrapped, resolved

C)  involved, devoted

D)  detained, bothered

E)  mired, dogged