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The rule
Follow the order of the recording. Predict answer types from context.
Keep in mind
- Answers come in order
- Watch word limits carefully
Part 1 · Questions 31–35
- One of the best illustrations of evidence-based policy is the 31.
- Wherever the topic, good policy depends on robust 32.
- Once gathered, evidence must pass through rigorous 33______ before it guides a choice.
- Analysis often exposes the 34______ of proposals that ministers weigh.
- Analysts build what's known as a business 35______, weighing benefits against costs and risks.
Part 2 · Questions 36–40
- Even excellent policy can stall without public readiness to accept 36.
- International 37______ lets policymakers learn from successes and failures elsewhere.
- A policy rarely stands alone — it operates within a wider 38.
- Policymakers estimate the 39______ — who gains, who loses, and on what timescale.
- Every policy strikes a 40______ between competing priorities, not perfection.
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