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Question 24 :There is a sentence that is missing in the paragraph below. Look at the paragraph and decide where (option 1, 2, 3, or 4) the following sentence would best fit.

Sentence: Understanding central Asia's role helps developments make more sense not only across Asia but in Europe, the Americas and Africa.

Paragraph: The nations of the Silk Roads are sometimes called 'developing countries', but they are actually some of the world's most highly developed countries, the very crossroads of civilization, in advanced states of disrepair. ___(1)___. These countries lie at the centre of global affairs: they have since the beginning of history. Running across the spine of Asia, they form a web of connections fanning out in every direction, routes along which pilgrims and warriors, nomads and merchants have travelled, goods and produce have been bought and sold, and ideas exchanged, adapted and refined. ___(2)___ .They have carried not only prosperity, but also death and violence, disease and disaster. ___(3)___. The Silk Roads are the world's central nervous system, connecting otherwise far-flung peoples and places…. ___(4)___. It allows us to see patterns and links, causes and effects that remain invisible if one looks only at Europe, or North America.

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Explanatory Answer

The missing sentence is about the importance of understanding Central Asia's role to make sense of developments across not only Asia but also Europe, Americas and Africa.
The line before blank 1 is about nations of the Silk Roads and the one that follows is also about these countries. These sentences are tightly linked; so blank 1 is not the correct choice.
Again, the sentence before blank 2 and the one following it both relate to nations of the Silk Roads. So, blank 2 is also ruled out.
The missing sentence does not fit in blank 3 either, as the sentence that follows blank 3 is about the Silk Roads and this does not help explain the point made in the missing sentence.
The last line of the given paragraph is the only one that mentions Europe and North America. The missing sentence fits well in blank 4 as the line that follows helps explain why understanding Central Asia's role is important to make sense of global developments. So, blank 4 is the correct choice.

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The answer is 'Option 4'

Choice B is the correct answer.

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