Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.

According to Soli Sorabjee, listening to cases being argued in court can be ______ but there are lighter moments too.

tedious

The most appropriate option to fill in the blank is tedious.

The word tedious means boring or tiresome. In this case, the sentence is saying that listening to cases being argued in court can be tedious but there are lighter moments too. This means that it can be long and boring, but there are sometimes moments of interest or humor.

The other options are not correct.

• Entertaining does not make sense in this context.
• Lively does not make sense in this context.
• Fun does not make sense in this context.