Passage 2 (Questions 25-28): Education is a basic human right. Increasing access to education can improve the overall health and longevity of a society, grow economies, and even __(25)__ climate change. __(26)__ in many developing countries, children living in poverty face many barriers to accessing an education. One of the cruelest barriers to education is gender. In many countries around the world, girls are more likely to be excluded from education than boys. Conflict is another obvious barrier to education, and the scale of its impact is __(27)__. USAID reports that about half of all children not attending school are living in crisis and conflict zones. An outbreak of a particular disease is also an expected barrier to education. Even if the student body is healthy, they may be kept out of school if an __(28)__ has hit their area. All these factors can stall progress to provide quality education. Question 25: Choose the best answer for blank (25).