10. Because of the political gridlock in the country, the government is expecting private
sectors to pull the nation from economic _____ .
(A) servitude
(B) reverberation
(C) exploitation
(D) doldrums
(A) servitude -the condition of being a slave/forced to obey people (B) reverberation -1)repercussion [effect] 2) echo (C) exploitation -to make good use of sth. in order to get an advantage (D) doldrums -1) stagnant 2)sad/depress
**gridlock: a situation no improvement can be made