Re: The future of todays young has been heavily mortgaged. The (i)____ pr
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18 Apr 2022, 02:18
The future of today‘s young has been heavily mortgaged.
The (i)____ prospect is a death spiral for the welfare state.
This sentence basically means the youth are doomed to future debts. Notice how if we say this we do already know for sure. So, A cannot be a word for the first blank. B is the contrary of doomed. Therefore only C is the correct word for the first blank
That could happen if we continue to pay for promised benefits by increasing taxes or deficits, further (ii)____ economic growth and thus spurring still more tax and deficit increases to sustain benefits.
If we continue with this spiral, then we will delay further the recovery of the economic situation which is already not so good. we will worsen the scenario. So, retarding is the best fit. The other words are rather the contrary or have the opposite effect
But to all of these unsettling possibilities, there‘s a ritualistic, (iii)____ response: We shall overcome.
In this very bad scenario the only thing we hear is a ritualistic phrase repeated over and over again: will be fine, no worries. this means that for the third blank we need a word that underlines this constant preparing of: will be fine, will be fine. all is ok. upbeat is the correct choice for the third blank.
Hope this helps