Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best fits each of the numbered...

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 18 to 22.

        Rural development in Nghe An has increasingly aimed to improve both infrastructure and local livelihoods. During the 2021–2025 period, the province mobilised more than VND 66 trillion for new-style rural development, (18) ____________. From 2021 to the end of May 2025, it also built and upgraded 2,659 kilometres of rural roads. These improvements have strengthened links between production areas, markets, and public services. Better transport can reduce travel time, lower costs for farmers, and make schools, clinics, and administrative centres easier to reach, (19) ____________. Yet visible infrastructure alone cannot guarantee lasting progress. Local authorities also need to maintain public participation, strengthen cooperatives, and support producers more effectively. Recent programmes have therefore focused on OCOP goods, traceability systems, and digital promotion, (20) ____________. In this context, digitisation is not simply a technical change. It can help standardise information and expand market access, but some producers remain cautious about relying heavily on online channels for sales and promotion. (21) ____________. There is evidence that this hesitation may be linked partly to limited technical skills and partly to concerns about inaccurate or incomplete online information. Even so, digital tools are likely to remain important, (22) ____________. This is especially true in communes seeking to raise incomes steadily through distinctive local products.

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Question 18. 

A. an amount of investment that has produced visible gains in many communes while encouraging expectations of equally rapid change everywhere

B. a level of funding that has brought visible gains to many communes while also underlining the scale of the remaining work

C. a funding total that has made visible progress possible in many communes even though most key targets had already been fully achieved

D. an investment level that has delivered visible results in many communes and has largely removed the need for further rural support

Question 19. 

A. which is why some communes now regard road building as more valuable than all other forms of rural support

B. so that improvements in transport are often discussed mainly in terms of long-term administrative efficiency

C. which means transport projects are usually less noticeable to local residents than other development measures

D. which is why many communes regard transport projects as the most immediate sign of rural change

Question 20. 

A. since better promotion and clearer product information can help local goods compete beyond their home areas

B. although better promotion and clearer product information may not matter unless production volumes rise much faster

C. because digital promotion alone can guarantee that local goods will succeed in competitive markets outside the province

D. while clearer product information has already made market expansion unnecessary for many local producers

Question 21. 

A. Digital platforms can therefore remove most uncertainty from transactions involving rural goods and local producers

B. Producers are nevertheless shifting rapidly to online channels because digital promotion is now considered more reliable than direct sales

C. Risk therefore also affects the channels through which rural products are promoted and sold

D. Concerns about online sales have consequently become less significant as more rural goods are introduced to digital markets

Question 22. 

A. because they have already replaced face-to-face transactions in a large number of rural communes

B. particularly when traceability and branding help small producers distinguish their goods in wider markets

C. especially if digital sales continue to matter more than product quality and local reputation in rural commerce

D. even though many communes now regard online promotion as less useful than traditional distribution networks