His initial broadcasting success as a young man was due at least as much to his considerable professional ------- as it was to his father's broadcasting connections.

A． milkshake: ice-cream
B． residue: sugar
C． dandruff: scalp
D． sweat: face
E． hemoglobin :heart

A． dismiss: goodwill
B． disable: recovery
C． wince: injury
D． maneuver: operation
E． soothe: irritation