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Saudi Arabia and Iran are mentioned in paragraphs 2 and 3 (lines 8-20) because they
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The production of oil from shale rock in the US is mentioned in paragraph 4 (lines 21-29) because in 2018 it
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The main purpose of the text is to

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In the fragment “The threat to stability is all the greater given that Iran is likely to win any such clash and to treat the result as a licence to reassert its influence in the region" (lines 17-20), given that can be replaced, without change in meaning, by

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In the fragment of the text “Thankfully, this time around, the

outlook for renewable energy isn't so bleak" (lines 11-12), the

word bleak can be replaced, with no change in meaning, by

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Based on the meanings of the words in the text, it can be said that
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Based on the meanings in Text I, the two items that express synonymous ideas are

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In the text fragment of the sixth paragraph “RoboCup Soccer Federation, the “FIFA” of robots, which supports five leagues, imposes restrictions on players’ design and rules of the game”, the word which refers to
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In the 6th paragraph of the text, the highlighted expression as well as, in the fragment “as well as ability to change direction and submerge” is associated with the idea of
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In “Candidates can also check Internet job sites and the classified ads in local newspapers as well" (lines 45- 47), the modal verb can is replaced, without change in meaning, by