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9. It’s notable that exercise, a whole food-based diet, and 13. With daily reporting and analysis on the emergency,
sleep ---- on multiple pathways linked to better brain the media ---- to ensure that even more people
and mental health, ---- the lowering of inflammation ---- aware of the dangers and opportunities of this
and improvements in brain rewiring. moment.

A) can help / to be included A) would aim / are making
B) must help / being included B) should aim / are made
C) may help / including C) could be aimed / will be made
D) were supposed to help / included D) can aim / made
E) should have helped / having included E) might be aimed / have been made

10. The wedding of Princess Diana and Prince Charles 14. Hydrogen, which ---- one proton in its nucleus and
---- by 750 million people worldwide in 1981; sadly, 2.5 one outer electron, ---- to be the first element in the
billion ---- her funeral in 1997. periodic table of elements.
A) was watched / were viewed A) is having / used to be known
B) watched / had viewed B) had / is being known

C) has watched / were viewing C) had had / knew
D) had been watched / viewed D) has / is known
E) was being watched / had been viewed E) will have / has known

11. When sunshine ---- into the mountain’s surface, 15. Native to Mexico, chocolate ---- in Europe during the
th
it ---- solid ice to transform directly into vapour, 16 century, and the Mexican drink created a passion
producing significant losses of the ice mass—even that ---- after nearly half a millennium.
at temperatures well below zero.
A) was introducing / endures
A) will reflect / will cause
B) was introduced / endured
B) was reflected / had been caused
C) is introduced / will endure
C) is being reflected / is caused
D) introduced / would endure
D) reflects / will have caused
E) had been introduced / had endured
E) is reflected / causes

12. If they ---- in rich soil with plenty of water at the 16. Television broadcasting ---- by continuing technical
beginning of summer, vegetables ---- well by the developments such as long-haul microwave
beginning of winter. networks, which ---- the distribution of programming
over a wide geographic area.
A) were planted / grew
A) is supported / allow
B) had planted / can be grown
B) has been supported / allowed
C) are being planted / would have grown
C) supported / will allow
D) were planting / could have been grown
D) was being supported / have been allowed
E) are planted / should grow
E) will be supported / had allowed

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