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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to choose the word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 26 to 30.

THE RETURN OF EXTREME POVERTY

Two decades of progress in the reduction of extreme poverty, the elimination of (26) _______ is one of the sustainable development goals, have been pushed into a sharp (27) ______ by a combination of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, the growing climate emergency and increasing debt. With the World Bank warning of a “truly unprecedented increase” in levels of poverty this year, and renewing calls for debt forgiveness, experts are warning of a growing crisis in multiple areas from education to employment, likely to be felt for years to come.

While the World Bank was already pessimistic, in January it updated its forecast for the expected number of newly (28) _______ people this year from between 88 and 115 million to the new range of between 119 and 124 million. Global poverty has seen a spectacular decline since the 1960s – when about 80% of the world’s population lived in extreme poverty. Today that number has been reduced to nearer 10%, with hundreds of millions of people removed from the extremes of hardship. (29) _______ the numbers are forecast to rise in the coming year. Experts have noted a worrying rise in (30) _______ of people living on less than $$$$3.20 between June last year and January 2021.

(Adapted from theguardian.com)

Question 26. A. whom                    B. that                           C. where                       D. which

Question 27. A. contrary                B. reverse                      C. contradiction            D. switch

Question 28. A. affluent                 B. enriched                   C. impoverished           D. victimised

Question 29. A. And                      B. So                             C. But                           D. Or

Question 30. A. sizes                      B. wealth                      C. amount                     D. numbers

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