Directions: In each of the following sentence there are three blank spaces. Below each sentence there are five options and each option consists of three words which can be filled up in the blanks in the sentence to make the sentence grammatically correct.

As 2017 has __________, it has become clear that the global economy is strengthening. Three interest-rates rises in the __________ eight months by the US FED, faster inflation in major economies, higher manufacturing purchasing managers’ indices and falling unemployment rates in the developed world are all indicators of a likely __________ in economic growth in 2017.