It'd be smartest to do A first, and from there you can manage your time and answer the questions that won't take long at the end. if it's a reading test, you can look for keywords while skimming if you look at the questions first. All of the answer choices are good, but A is the best.
The first one is the answer because pale has neither or negative or positive connotation and arrogant has a negative connotation. hope this helps! <span />
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d cause it uses it as a sport cause champion means like a winner and fencing is a sport