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Sentence completion (contrast with habitual defect): Choose the best contrastive ending. He always stammers in public meetings, but his today's speech ______.

Difficulty: Easy

was fairly audible to everyone present in the hall
was not received satisfactorily
could not be understood properly
was not liked by the audience
was free from that defect

Correct Answer: was free from that defect

Explanation:

Given data

Premise: He always stammers in public meetings.
Contrast marker: but.

Concept/Approach
A contrast should negate the usual defect—i.e., the speech did not have stammering.

Option analysis
E directly states the speech was free from the stammering defect; other options do not address stammering or are negative in unrelated ways.

Final Answer
was free from that defect

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