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Arrange the following sentences to form a coherent paragraph, then choose the correct order: (1) Today, English borrowings continue to enter the language through technology and media. (2) Some of the oldest borrowings came through trade with Malay, Chinese, and Indian peoples. (3) This layering of loanwords is a record of the country's long contact with the wider world. (4) Filipino has absorbed words from many languages over the centuries. (5) Later, more than three centuries of Spanish rule added thousands of words, such as mesa, silya, and kutsara. (6) American colonization then brought English terms, especially in education and government.

4-2-5-6-1-3
2-4-5-6-1-3
4-5-2-6-1-3
4-2-5-6-3-1

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A. 4-2-5-6-1-3

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The correct order is 4-2-5-6-1-3. Each sentence picks up an idea from the one before it: Filipino has absorbed words from many languages over the centuries. Some of the oldest borrowings came through trade with Malay, Chinese, and Indian peoples. Later, more than three centuries of Spanish rule added thousands of words, such as mesa, silya, and kutsara. American colonization then brought English terms, especially in education and government. Today, English borrowings continue to enter the language through technology and media. This layering of loanwords is a record of the country's long contact with the wider world. Each wrong choice swaps just one pair of neighboring sentences, which breaks one of these links.

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