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10. Brain cells that have died from old age, injury or disease cannot be regenerated – or so

it was long assumed, until research began to indicate otherwise.

(1) For many years, people thought that once brain cells died, they did not grow back;
however, studies have begun to show that this is not the case.

(2) Studies now suggest that old age, injury and disease cause brain cells to deteriorate
much more quickly than was previously believed.

(3) Recent research supports what has long been believed – brain cells that have died
cannot be regenerated.

(4) Until research began to indicate otherwise, it was commonly assumed that brain
cells damaged by old age, injury or disease could be repaired.

11. Given that the information regarding the final days of American author Edgar Allan Poe

is fragmentary and contradictory, it is hard to imagine that there will ever be a
completely satisfactory answer as to what caused his death.

(1) The way in which Poe died will probably never be fully explained because the facts
available are incomplete and inconsistent.

(2) Recently discovered details about Poe's last days are being pieced together into a
credible and persuasive theory about his death.

(3) There is little consensus about the circumstances surrounding Poe's death.
(4) The cause of Poe's death will remain a mystery until more is known about his final

days.

12. Delivered in the waning months of the US Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln's

second inaugural speech was notable for its brevity and its dispirited tone.

(1) In the midst of the US Civil War, Lincoln gave his second inaugural speech, which
was inspiring but restrained.

(2) Towards the end of the US Civil War, Lincoln delivered his second inaugural
speech, which was strikingly short and somber.

(3) In his second inaugural speech, Lincoln displayed the same courage and vision that
had proven vital during the US Civil War.

(4) Lincoln's second inaugural speech, delivered shortly after the US Civil War, is
remembered for its simplicity and its hopeful message.

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