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For questions 1- 8, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line.

Infinite Worlds

Modern concepts of Mars as a world and possible abode of life are rooted in ancient times. The relationship is as (1) ... but as abstract as the relationships of present life forms on Earth with (2) ... more ancient life forms. This is (3) ... in systems where heritage and innovation work together to make the next generation better suited to a changing environment - or at least makes something new that is able to hang on to (4) ... . In evolving Marsthink, the "environment' consists of understood facts and raw observations; the latter has expanded (5) ... since the age of modern astronomy began, and present understanding somewhat lags the deluge of data we now have. Learning with and competition from our peers is a part of the system. Books and journal papers, conference (6) ... and seminars, media reports and bar-room and lunch-time discussions have painted for (7) ... an evolving picture - accurate or not - of how Mars works as a system. An evolving (8) ... element is our continual scientific reinterpretation of observations.

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[answer="DEFINITE" label="DEFINE"]

[answer="SUCCESSIVELY" label="SUCCEED"]

[answer="INHERENT" label="INHERE"]

[answer="EXISTENCE" label="EXIST"]

[answer="EXPONENTIALLY" label="EXPOUND"]

[answer="PROCEEDINGS" label="PROCEDE"]

[answer="PLANETOLOGISTS" label="PLANET"]

[answer="INNOVATIVE" label="INNOVATE"]

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