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Arrange the following sentences to form a coherent paragraph, then choose the correct order: (1) Over the decades, their owners decorated them with chrome horses, bright paint, and religious slogans. (2) These converted jeeps soon became the most common form of public transport in Manila. (3) Such decorations made the jeepney a symbol of Filipino creativity. (4) Enterprising Filipinos lengthened their bodies, added roofs and benches, and turned them into passenger vehicles. (5) After the Second World War, thousands of surplus American military jeeps were left in the Philippines. (6) Today, however, the aging vehicles face pressure to give way to cleaner modern units.

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

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

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The correct order is 5-4-2-1-3-6. Each sentence picks up an idea from the one before it: After the Second World War, thousands of surplus American military jeeps were left in the Philippines. Enterprising Filipinos lengthened their bodies, added roofs and benches, and turned them into passenger vehicles. These converted jeeps soon became the most common form of public transport in Manila. Over the decades, their owners decorated them with chrome horses, bright paint, and religious slogans. Such decorations made the jeepney a symbol of Filipino creativity. Today, however, the aging vehicles face pressure to give way to cleaner modern units. Each wrong choice swaps just one pair of neighboring sentences, which breaks one of these links.

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