【单选题】

Research has proven that unlike their sober ------- who slowed down after making a mistake to try to correct their actions, men who imbibe alcohol show no signs of such ------- behavior.
A．(A) adversaries... laudatory

B．(B) counterparts ... corrective
C．(C) protagonists ... conciliatory
D．(D) functionaries ... proper
E．(E) contemporaries ... edified