Read the following passage and fill in the blanks by selecting the most Appropriate option. In the 19 century, a country needed youth to operate its factories, consume (1) they churned out and constitute a fighting (2) in times of war. That became less true over the 20th century, and in the 21st it bears very little (3) to reality. More and more of the jobs that require stamina and strength including fighting-are done by machines, while a nation’s (4) are consumed globally. Blank 1. (A) that (B) because (C) what (D) so that Blank 2. (A) patrol (B) guard (C) power (D) force Blank 3. (A) relation (B) connection (C) affinity (D) kinship Blank 4. (A) stocks (B) products (C) outputs (D) commodities