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Direction: In the following passage, the are blanks each of which has been numbered. For each blank five words have been suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropriate word in each case.

Organizations are (151) to take a hard stand against employees' unethical behaviours. After all, scandals at Enron Arthur Andersen and AIG have shown that unethical behaviours can (152) an organisation's reputation, lead to considerable losses, and even result in legal (153) and corporate shutdowns. So, we're told to make sure codes of (154) are actionable and go beyond window dressing.... By ignoring the unethical employee - leaving the room when they enter, (155) them from conversations - co-workers have the power to signal that someone's unethical behaviours are unacceptable and should be corrected.

A)  tarnish                         

B)  linger        

C)  dawdle            

D)  aim          

E)  knack