Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
Charlie Chaplin's rise to fame paralleled the _______ growth of Hollywood movies in the first decades of the century.

Options

A. sluggish
B. explosive
C. progressing
D. delayed

Answer

B

Explanation

Explosive (Adjective) = of an increase, sudden and dramatic.
Sluggish (Adjective) = slowmoving or inactive.