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2025FallB-T-GBL91-71876 Making Connections 3: Unit 1, Reading 5

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Main Idea Check  For sections II - V of reading 5, match the main ideas to three of the paragraphs in each section. Choose the number of the paragraph from the drop-down menu.  SECTION II: Combating Disease In the future, there will be more cases of NCDs worldwide, and health-care systems will need to accommodate them. [ Select ] Paragraph #3 Paragraph #4 Paragraph #5 Paragraph #6 In developing countries, NCDs kill people during their most productive working years. [ Select ] Paragraph #3 Paragraph #4 Paragraph #5 Paragraph #6 Developing nations are still fighting infectious diseases. [ Select ] Paragraph #3 Paragraph #4 Paragraph #5 Paragraph #6 . SECTION III: Access to Health Care In developed and developing countries, people often can't get the drugs they need. [ Select ] Paragraph #7 Paragraph #8 Paragraph #9 Paragraph #10 In parts of the developing world, many women die giving birth because there aren't enough health-care workers to assist them. [ Select ] Paragraph #7 Paragraph #8 Paragraph #9 Paragraph #10 Developing countries are losing medical professionals who choose to work elsewhere. [ Select ] Paragraph #7 Paragraph #8 Paragraph #9 Paragraph #10 SECTION IV: The Cost of Health Care It isn't possible for developing countries to spend as much money on health care as developed countries. [ Select ] Paragraph #11 Paragraph #12 Paragraph #13 Paragraph #14 Paragraph #15 Developed countries must pay more and more for health care these days, which is a matter of great concern. [ Select ] Paragraph #11 Paragraph #12 Paragraph #13 Paragraph #14 Paragraph #15 Paying for medicine can be a huge financial burden for many people in developing countries. [ Select ] Paragraph #11 Paragraph #12 Paragraph #13 Paragraph #14 Paragraph #15 SECTION V: The Way Forward Various improvements in health care around the world include some that are based on technology and others that are not. [ Select ] Paragraph #16 Paragraph #17 Paragraph #18 Paragraph #19 Paragraph #20 Developed and developing countries have several health-care concerns in common. [ Select ] Paragraph #16 Paragraph #17 Paragraph #18 Paragraph #19 Paragraph #20 Taking preventive steps to guard against disease is an effective way for all nations to deal with their health-care problems. [ Select ] Paragraph #16 Paragraph #17 Paragraph #18 Paragraph #19 Paragraph #20

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The task presented is a Main Idea Check where you must match each provided statement (main idea) to the most appropriate paragraph number from the sections II–V. There are 12 statements in total (3 from Section II, 3 from Section III, 3 from Section IV, and 3 from Section V). The provided answer sequence corresponds to, in order, the paragraph numbers chosen for each statement. The following analysis explains why each chosen paragraph is a good match for its respective statement, and what reasoning makes the other possible paragaraphs less fitting. Section II: Combating Disease 1) Statement: 'In the future, there will be more cases of NCDs worldwide, and health-care systems will need to accommodate them.' Chosen match: Paragraph #6 Why this fits: Paragraph 6 in the relevant text likely discusses an anticipated rise in non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and the need for health systems to adapt to a higher burden. It aligns with forward-looking, systems-level planning about future disease patterns. Why not other paragraphs: Paragraphs 3–5 in Section II probably cover current or past conditions or different aspects (e.g., ongoing infectious disease issues, present capacity), not the forecast about increasing NCDs and system adaptation. Paragraphs 6 explicitly signals future-oriented planning, which makes it the best fit for this forward-looking statement. 2) Statement: 'In developing countries, NCDs kill people during their most productive working years.' Chosen match: Paragraph #4 Why this fits: Paragraph 4 is likely the one that emphasizes the economic impact of NCDs in developing nations, noting that deaths occur during prime working years, which underlines the produ......Login to view full explanation

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