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Read the passage below and fill in each blank with an
appropriate word.
Every single individual celebrating his or her 100th
birthday in Germany
a personal letter of
from the federal president. In 1965,
centenarians
3
the Federal Republic were
many returns by the head of state. Currently,
they are about 17,000
5
the successors of the
incumbent president, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, will
6
be busier still. Demographic researchers that
by 2050, the life expectancy of newborns will be some
7
six years higher than it is today. Men will
reach an average age of 81, and women will turn 87.
The 8 that people are getting older is nothing
9
new. In 1900, the average lifespan
German
men was just 45. What is, however, relatively new is
10
the fact tha
born.

Read the excerpt from act iii of the importance of being earnest. jack. [in a pathetic voice.] miss prism, more is restored to you than this hand-bag. i was the baby you placed in it. miss prism. [amazed.] you? jack. [embracing her.] yes . . mother! miss prism. [recoiling in indignant astonishment.] mr. worthing! i am unmarried! jack. unmarried! i do not deny that is a serious blow. but after all, who has the right to cast a stone against one who has suffered? cannot repentance wipe out an act of folly? why should there be one law for men, and another for women? mother, i forgive you. [tries to embrace her again.] what is the best conclusion that can be drawn about jack, based on his words and actions in this excerpt? he has a tendency to be rude. he is inclined to show his emotions. he has a tendency to be gullible. he is inclined to be unresponsive.

Identify what is wrong with each italicized pronoun reference. carolyn sang higher than the other sopranos but she didn't support it properly. placed too far from antecedent no specific antecedent ambiguous reference

“generally, however, the term robot refers to any machine that is able to perform a complex task on its own, but whose actions or tasks are controlled by human programming.”