Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the most logical order of sentences to construct a coherent paragraph.

(A) Once they were considered mere bureaucrats who were in charge of dull, state-owned utilities. (B) They were pulled abroad by the fast-growing demand for electricity in developing countries. They were pushed by the threat of competition at home. (C) The past decade has thrilled most electricity bosses in rich countries. (D) Now, they behave more like oil executives, trotting the globe, signing deals in such places as Kazakhstan and Indonesia.

  1. ADCB

  2. CBAD

  3. CADB

  4. ACDB
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The logical order is CADB: C introduces the topic (electricity bosses), A describes their past perception, D explains their present behavior (contrast to A), and B provides the reasons pushing/pulling them abroad. This creates a coherent narrative arc: introduction → past view → present transformation → underlying causes. Other arrangements break this logical flow or place causes before the description.

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