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Set 1: Text Structure (Intermediate)

Explanation

Answer: A

PASSAGE

The silk trade route connected East and West, facilitating not just the exchange of goods, but of ideas. Religions, technologies, and diseases all traveled along this network.

Which choice best describes the function of the second sentence?

A. It expands upon the types of 'exchanges' mentioned in the first sentence.✓ Correct
B. It contradicts the claim that goods were exchanged.
C. It focuses solely on the negative aspects of the trade route.
D. It explains why the trade route eventually closed.

Detailed Explanation

Sentence 1 mentions exchange of 'ideas'. Sentence 2 lists them: Religions, technologies, diseases (expanding the concept).

Key Evidence:

• "not just... goods, but of ideas"

• "Religions, technologies..."

Why others are wrong: B (Doesn't contradict.), C (Religion and tech are not inherently negative.), D (Closure not mentioned.).

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