Directions: In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.

Despite the strong signaling from all sides, however, there are many aspects of the IPEF that bear further ___(1)___. Monday’s launch only signals the ___(2)___ of the 13 countries to begin discussions on the contours. Much will ___(3)___, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi stressed, on how inclusive the process is. Second, U.S. officials have made it clear that it is not a free trade agreement; nor will it discuss tariff reductions or increasing market access, raising questions about its ___(4)___. Shorn of the rhetoric of Indo-Pacific cooperation, there must be more clarity on its framework. The four pillars also lend themselves to some confusion, drawing into question whether there is enough common ground among the 13 countries that are part of very different economic arrangements, as well as outliers (the U.S. and India), to set standards together, or be open to issues that vary for each country. The U.S.’s statement that the IPEF is essentially ___(5)___ on “American workers” also raises questions on whether increasingly protectionist global trends will chafe. Each of the IPEF countries has ___(6)___ trade interests in China, with most having large trade deficits. So, it remains to be seen how much they will be willing to ___(7)___ on with the IPEF. Already three ASEAN countries, Cambodia, Laos, and Myanmar, have ___(8)___ to stay out of the framework’s launch. Above all, given the fact that the U.S.’s previous initiatives (the Blue Dot Network and the Build Back Better Initiative) have made little headway in changing the region’s infrastructural needs, the IPEF faces a credibility ___(9)___. Negotiators will need to move with both caution and clarity before making any big ___(10)___ on its benefits for the region.