Choose an appropriate word from the options to suitably fill the blank in the sentence below so that the sentence makes sense, both grammatically and contextually. He always stammers in public meetings, but his today’s speech . . . . . . . . . .

• A. was not liked by the audience.
• B. as not received by the audience.
• C. was surprisingly fluent.
• D. was fairly audible to everyone.

Answer: (C)