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Directions : In the following passage, some of the
words have been left out and replaced by a blank represented by a letter. First read the passage and try to understand what it is about. Then fill in the blanks as per the questions given. In 2023, Google______ (A) ______$10 million in bug bounty rewards, recognising 632 researchers from 68 countries for identifying and responsibly reporting security vulnerabilities in the company's products and services. The highest reward in 2023 amounted to $113,337. Google also allocated $3.4 million for_____ (B) _______vulnerabilities reported in the Android operating system. ______(C) ______, the company raised the maximum reward for critical Android vulnerabilities to $15,000, aiming to___ (D) ____more community reports. Further, Google awarded $70,000 for 20 critical____ (E) ____in Wear OS and Android Automotive OS, and an additional $116,000 for 50 reports highlighting issues in Nest, Fitbit, and Wearables. The company acknowledged 359 vulnerabilities in its Chrome browser, ______ (F) _______a total of $2.1 million in rewards. Earlier in the year, Google announced a tripling of bounty payments for sandbox escape chain exploits targeting Chrome until December. The programme also offered increased rewards for bugs in older versions of Chrome's JavaScript engine, leading to______ (G) ______discoveries such as a $30,000 award for a long-standing optimisation bug.Solution
We need the base form of a verb to fit in the TO + VERB infinitive construction. The sentence tells us that the company increased the maximum reward with the goal of persuading people to submit more community reports. ENCOURAGE (to persuade someone to do or continue doing something) will fit here. Thus, C is the right answer. The other options are either grammatically or contextually incorrect. Repeal (base form verb) - to revoke or withdraw formally. This does not fit in the context of the sentence. Implicit (adjective) - suggested without being directly stated. Spoil (base form verb) - diminish or destroy the value or quality of something. Vogue (noun) - the prevailing fashion or style at a particular time.
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