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Directions: In the following item, a CLOZE question is given with ten blanks, each with four options. Select the most appropriate word from the options which fills the blanks correctly, and mark your response in the Answer Sheet accordingly. It is increasingly ......91...... are highly unequal. This ......92...... institutional features of school systems, such as early streaming, regional diversity ......93...... ......94...... to different types of providers. Among the developed countries, ......95...... with more equal learning outcomes ......96...... outcomes, ......97...... sector may have positive effects on both equality and the quality of education. Economic inequality is associated with the distribution of ......98...... skills among adults, although the direction of causation is unclear. Arguably, ......99...... society will ever reach total equality in the learning outcomes of every individual ......100...... in learning outcomes may depend on individual ability and motivation, as well as the type of background one comes from and the types of resources one has access to.
- A. unequal access to education, and non-equitable access ✓
- B. inequal
- C. inequality
- D. equal
Correct Answer: A. unequal access to education, and non-equitable access
Explanation
The phrase accurately details the lack of equal opportunities using the standard collocation 'unequal access'.
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