【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