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2 scarcity mindsets to a vacuum will reproduce old hierarchies. Settlements would require closedloop lifesupport, radiation shielding, and governance that can withstand smallgroup politics. (8) _______ the hype, even optimistic timelines acknowledge decades of incremental trials. Any credible blueprint must budget oxygen, water, and power with (9) _______ redundancy and must prioritize habitat design: (10) _______ pressurized habitats capable of modular expansion. The rhetoric should also be sober, matching (11) _______ risks with ethical clarity, and distinguishing research stations from colonies. Finally, institutions – funding models or institutional mandates – will (12) _______ whether Mars talk remains parable or practice. (Adapted from The New Yorker, “The Long History of Life on Mars,” 2025) Question 7. A. nevertheless B. accordingly C. paradoxically D. incidentally Question 8. A. Beside B. Despite C. Except D. Along Question 9. A. much B. many C. ample D. every Question 10. A. durable lightweight habitats B. lightweight durable habitats C. habitats durable lightweight D. durable habitats lightweight Question 11. A. systemic B. systematical C. systemicly D. systemically Question 12. A. dictate B. determine C. prolong D. govern Mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the best arrangement of utterances or sentences to make a meaningful exchange or text in each of the following questions from 13 to 17. Question 13. a. We propose a unified registry so benefits can travel with workers across platforms without administrative rupture. b. Preliminary consultations reveal gaps in accident insurance and retirement savings that cannot be left to voluntary corporate pilots. c. As requested, this note outlines our department’s roadmap to extend legal protection to appbased workers before the current fiscal closes. d. To forestall misclassification, we recommend statutory definitions that bind aggregators to socialsecurity contributions. e. With legislative time tight, stakeholder mapping and a public dashboard will be our accountability spine. (Adapted from The Times of India, “Maharashtra begins mapping gig workers, plans policy to extend legal and welfare cover by yearend”) A. c – b – a – d – e B. b – c – a – e – d C. c – a – e – b – d D. a – c – b – d – e Question 14. a. Minister: If platforms can offload risk indefinitely, your incomes stay volatile and your safety nets imaginary. b. Worker: Then ensure portability – benefits should follow the person, not the app they happen to log into this week. c. Minister: We’re drafting provisions to tether platforms to contributory funds; mapping the workforce is step one. (Adapted from The Times of India, “Maharashtra begins mapping gig workers, plans policy to extend legal and welfare cover by yearend”) A. a – b – c B. c – a – b C. a – c – b D. c – b – a Question 15. a. Researcher: Publication bias inflated early claims; null effects at conferences rarely survived into journals. b. Researcher: Some tasks do show edges, but they are narrow, and aging benefits may be the more reliable signal. c. Parent: Yet I keep reading that bilingual kids switch tasks faster and resist distraction. d. Parent: So I should still raise my child bilingual? e. Researcher: Absolutely – languages expand worlds; just don’t market it as a magic executivefunction pill. (Adapted from The New Yorker, “Is Bilingualism Really an Advantage?”) A. a – b – c – d – e B. b – a – c – d – e C. a – c – b – d – e D. b – d – a – c – e Question 16. a. Contrary to the midcentury fear that multiple codes muddle a child, longitudinal cohorts show no penalty to verbal growth.