In the following question, two columns are given, containing three phrases each. A phrase from the first column may or may not connect with a phrase from the second column to make a grammatically and contextually correct sentence. There are five options, four of which display the sequence(s) in which the phrases can be joined to form a correct sentence. If none of the phrases make a correct sentence, mark ‘None of these’ as your answer.

Column (1)	Column (2)
(A) No matter how much time	(D) uptick in attention being paid to classic dystopias.
(B) The common wisdom is that the past	(E) goes by, people will always regard the future with suspicion.
(C) Every few years political cycles cause an	(F) was pretty good, the present is barely tolerable.