Determine which terms best complete each corresponding blank in the passage to maintain cross-sentence contextual coherence.
Cevap:Early attempts to codify maritime law in the seventeenth century were hardly 【disinterested】; rather than establishing universally accepted protocols, they reflected the partisan economic interests of individual seafaring powers. Consequently, modern historians who characterize these early treaties as foundational models of international altruism 【gloss over】 the pervasive commercial rivalries that dictated their terms. It was only when systemic piracy threatened all merchant fleets alike that sovereign states moved past unilateral maneuvering and approached oceanic governance with genuine 【reciprocity】.
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Blank 1 requires 'disinterested', Blank 2 requires 'gloss over', and Blank 3 requires 'reciprocity'.
The passage establishes a contrast between initial partisan lawmaking and later cooperative governance. For the first blank, the contrast with 'partisan economic interests' demands 'disinterested' (meaning impartial). For the second blank, the causal transition 'Consequently' indicates that scholars viewing partisan treaties as altruistic are ignoring historical evidence, meaning they 'gloss over' rivalries. For the third blank, moving past 'unilateral maneuvering' when faced with shared threats implies engaging in 'reciprocity' (mutual exchange and cooperation).
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Cross-Sentence Contextual Coherence in Multi-Blank Text Completion