In the following passage, some words have been omitted, each indicated by a number. Choose the most appropriate word from the options given against each number to complete the paragraph meaningfully.

Stanford economist Nicholas Bloom is a true believer, and like many true believers, he lets his message __(25)__ his evidence. Based on a single study of a Chinese travel agency, he __(26)__ declares working from home a “future-looking technology” with “enormous potential.”

Not so fast.

Bloom’s study comes with serious limitations and is contradicted by a later Gallup report. However, while it is far too soon to draw broad __(27)__ from his findings, savvy business leaders can read between the lines and extract some valuable lessons for working ___(28)___ with all employees.

Bloom __(29)__ on China’s biggest travel agency, Ctrip, which wanted to expand while controlling office space costs. They __(30)__ a remote work trial, expecting that productivity would slip a little, but not enough to cancel out the savings. Instead, productivity shot up 13%, and attrition dropped 50%. When the work from home option was rolled out to the entire company and employees were given a choice, the productivity gains were 22%.

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In the following passage, some words have been omitted, each indicated by a number. Choose the most appropriate word from the options given against each number to complete the paragraph meaningfully.

Stanford economist Nicholas Bloom is a true believer, and like many true believers, he lets his message __(25)__ his evidence. Based on a single study of a Chinese travel agency, he __(26)__ declares working from home a “future-looking technology” with “enormous potential.”

Not so fast.

Bloom’s study comes with serious limitations and is contradicted by a later Gallup report. However, while it is far too soon to draw broad __(27)__ from his findings, savvy business leaders can read between the lines and extract some valuable lessons for working ___(28)___ with all employees.

Bloom __(29)__ on China’s biggest travel agency, Ctrip, which wanted to expand while controlling office space costs. They __(30)__ a remote work trial, expecting that productivity would slip a little, but not enough to cancel out the savings. Instead, productivity shot up 13%, and attrition dropped 50%. When the work from home option was rolled out to the entire company and employees were given a choice, the productivity gains were 22%.

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**Solution:**

1. The word preceding the blank is "broad," which is an adjective. Therefore, the blank must be filled with a noun that fits logically with "broad."

2. The sentence talks about what can be drawn from the findings of the study. Among the options:
   - "resulting" is an adjective or verb form, not a noun.
   - "disappointments" is a noun but does not fit the context of drawing something from findings.
   - "conclusions" is a noun and fits perfectly as it means judgments or decisions drawn from evidence.
   - "exercises" and "guarantees" do not fit the context appropriately.

3. Hence, the most suitable word to complete the sentence meaningfully is **"conclusions."**

**Answer:** (c) conclusions

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