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Question 13 : 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: This reality is putting stress on employees who have to pay for transport, desk lunches, more childcare, clothing and that after-work socialisation – costs they haven't incurred for nearly two years.

Paragraph: ___(1)___. Prices are rising at their fastest rate in 40 years, consequently, return-to-office-related costs have shot up – think petrol and food, for instance. ___(2)___. Yet wages haven't kept up with inflation – even despite the salary growth many workers have enjoyed during a favourable pandemic labour market. ___(3)___. This is especially jarring for workers who were able to save during remote work, when these expenditures weren't a factor. ___(4)___. In April 2022, Umus, a London university lecturer, told BBC Worklife that they were spending nearly a quarter of what they made every day on return-to-work costs.

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Explanatory Answer

The missing sentence is about the stress brought forth by 'this reality'. This sentence cannot be the opening sentence of a paragraph. So, blank 1 is ruled out. Blank 2 is also ruled out as both the sentences before and after it relate to the 'reality' mentioned in the missing sentence. Blank 3 is a good fit, as the missing sentence is about costs incurred by those returning to work. The sentence following blank 3, too, relates to this idea. Blank 4 is easily ruled out as 'this reality' mentioned in the missing sentence does not relate to the subject of the sentence before blank 4.

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Hence, the answer is 'Option 3'

Choice B is the correct answer.

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