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4 None of this means romantic autarky. Seed swaps and tool libraries are busy precisely because urban cultivation depends on shared infrastructures, (21) _______. What makes the harvest meaningful is not a fantasy of independence but a choreography of interdependence: neighbors share cuttings, (22) _______. The result is a household larder that is modest yet durable, and a neighborhood ecology that is, paradoxically, more abundant for being carefully constrained. (Adapted from Allrecipes, “The Kitchen Garden”) Question 18. A. who become micro-farms where basil, chard, and chilies stand in for absent produce B. which become micro-farms where basil, chard, and chilies stand in for absent produce C. become micro-farms where basil, chard, and chilies stand in for absent produce D. became micro-farms where basil, chard, and chilies stand in for absent produce Question 19. A. for which compost is sifted and worm bins are maintained B. in which compost is sifted and worm bins are maintained C. by which compost is sifted and worm bins are maintained D. during which compost is sifted and worm bins are maintained Question 20. A. Only if the season turns capricious – when unseasonal downpours swamp planters or a föhn wind wilts spinach overnight B. Should the season turn capricious – when unseasonal downpours swamp planters or a föhn wind wilts spinach overnight C. Unless the season turns capricious – when unseasonal downpours swamp planters or a föhn wind wilts spinach overnight D. Given that the season turns capricious – when unseasonal downpours swamp planters or a föhn wind wilts spinach overnight Question 21. A. the benefits of which circulate beyond any single balcony B. which benefits circulate beyond any single balcony C. whose benefits circulates beyond any single balcony D. of which the benefits is circulating beyond any single balcony Question 22. A. in that the very act of pruning becomes a social exchange B. whereby the very act of pruning becomes a social exchange C. notwithstanding the very act of pruning becomes a social exchange D. as though the very act of pruning becomes a social exchange Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 23 to 30. Doomscrolling names a habit both ordinary and corrosive: the compulsion to ingest bad news until one’s nervous system hums. In feeds optimized for engagement, catastrophe is not an exception but a scheduling logic. We refresh, not because we expect novelty, but because dread demands confirmation. For many, the practice began as public-spirited vigilance in a pandemic; it lingers as muscle memory long after the initial emergency has blurred. Neuroscience offers a tidy sketch of why. The amygdala, scanning for threats, rewards hypervigilance with the illusion of control. Yet the very loops that promise mastery – checking, scrolling, checking again – unspool attention until ordinary tasks feel grainy and slow. Researchers now warn of “attentional hangovers,” in which cognitive bandwidth is squandered on anticipatory alarm. Meanwhile, platforms monetize this vigilance by ranking outrage highly and lacing headlines with half-truths that travel faster than corrections. The harms do not end with mood. Extended sedentary scrolling is yoked to neck strain, reduced sleep efficiency, and headaches; in workplaces, morale suffers when teams synchronize around anxiety-inducing news cycles. Countermeasures are blunt but effective: grayscale displays, notification triage, device-free tables, and deliberate substitution with community-scale news that registers repair as well as rupture. Still, none of these techniques matter without a shift in social norms. Doomscrolling thrives in an attention economy where the signal of being “in the know” functions as currency. Opting out