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CHOOSE THE MOST APPROPRIATE OF THE FOUR GIVEN CONTEXTS WHICH EQUATES

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IDENTIFIED EACH OF THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES WITH THE FILED IN THE GIVEN BELOW, BY

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