Throughout the passage, the writer's tone towards the DNB was______.

A．because he escaped to the U. S.
B．because death sentence had been abolished.
C．for reasons not clarified.
D．because of the editors' mistak

A．the editors had clear rules to follow.
B．there were too many criminals in the entries.
C．the editors clearly favored benefactors.
D．the editors were irrational in their choices.