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From the box below, find the noun that best continues an idea from the first sentence of each item. The words in bold will help you.

$1$ The government has made several modifications to the university admission test.

There is a new writing section and a longer vocabulary section. These Changes mean that high school students will have to practice different skills to prepare for the test.

$2$ Some politicians believe that the government needs to do a better job of controlling its country's borders. These are shared by many citizens.

$3$ For many years, scientists have tried to find a cure for HIV$/$AIDS$.$ So far these cottemy t have been unsuccessful, but scientists have had some success in finding ways to help people with HIV $/$ AIDS live longer.

$4$ Some people want the government to allow people who came to the country illegally to become citizens. Others think that such a $/$ an would be very unpopular.

$5$ Medical technology can keep a patient alive even when his or her brain has stopped working. In such many people believe that the life support equipment should be switched off.

$6$ In the nineteenth century, many people on the West Coast of the United States openly expressed their prejudice against Chinese immigrants. Such a$/$an would not be acceptable today.

$7$ The striking workers have said that the company has no interest in improving job safety. The employers have complained that the workers want to destroy the company. These lave not helped the two sides reach an agreement.

$8$ Between $2009$ and $2012,$ several major European countries were unable to pay their debts. This had a negative impact on the global economy.

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