Directions: Select the two answer choices that, when used to complete the sentence, fit the meaning of the sentence as a whole and produce completed sentences that are alike in meaning.

The manufacturers of digital technology, created in the commercial realm for ________ applications, resist creative attempts to reformat the product's performance.

(1) This is incorrect simply because there is no matching word for it. (2) This is correct as the sentence implies that manufacturers of digital technology react in a certain manner to creative attempts to reformat the product. 'Dedicated' supplies the reason why they might resist the tweaking. Also, it finds a similar word in 'specific'. (3) This is incorrect, even though it has a matching word in 'prosaic', because it fails to address why manufacturers would resist creative attempts to modify product performance. (4) This is incorrect simply because there is no matching word for it. (5) This is correct as the sentence implies that manufacturers of digital technology react in a certain manner to creative attempts to reformat the product. 'Specific' supplies the reason why they might resist the tweaking. Also, it finds a similar word in 'dedicated'. (6) This is incorrect, even though it has a matching word in 'monotonous', because it fails to address why manufacturers would resist creative attempts to modify product performance.