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Question : Comprehension:
In the following passage, some of the words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

The study, published today in a magazine, finds that kids (1) ________ played only individual sports, like tennis or gymnastics, tended to (2) _________ more mental health difficulties. As a researcher, Hoffmann has long been interested in how sports (3) ________the psychological health of young people, partly because studies have (4) __________both positive and negative associations between mental health and sports (5) _________in children and adolescents.

Question: 
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank No. 2.

Option 1: breathe

Option 2: claim

Option 3: absorb

Option 4: face


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Answer (1)
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Correct Answer: face


Solution : The fourth option is the correct choice.

In the context of mental health difficulties, face suggests dealing with or confronting these challenges. Kids who played only individual sports tended to face more mental health difficulties, indicating that they encountered or experienced such issues.

The meanings of the other options are as follows:

  • Breathe means to take in and expel air.

  • Claim means to assert or demand a right.

  • Absorb means to take in or soak up.

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