Question

programs can include a youth deal, civic organizations and local businesses are often involved in some city relationships. (2) some city partnerships were developed to foster international cooperation after the second world war, and they continue to serve that purpose today. (3) nevertheless, the english city of bristol and the german city of hannover formed a partnership in 1947, with bristol shipping relief supplies to hannover and hannover sending musicians to perform in bristol. (4) the partnership evolved to include an educational exchange that continues to give english and german students experience in another culture. (7) such relationships provide an important complement to diplomacy carried out between governments. (8) governments can forge alliances between countries, but the particular officials charged with doing so vary from country to country. (9) what’s more, as mary kane of sister cities international notes, foreign affairs doesn’t have to be done just by the state department. (10) by connecting international relations into people’s lives, sister cities make connections with distant places feel real to citizens. (11) although the potential benefits of sister cities are great, they can’t be taken for granted. (12) without active participation from community groups, local government, and ordinary citizens, the relationships can fall into neglect. (13) but with engagement from community stakeholders, sister city programs provide a gratifying and profitable connection to the wider world. (14) because trust and understanding are essential to business things, the feelings of closeness that connect sister cities can translate into economic benefits. (15) this dynamic is illustrated in the sister - city relationship between muscatine, iowa, and zhengding county in china. (16) in 1985, xi jinping visited muscatine on a research trip to study soybean farming. (17) when xi later became president of china, his personal connection to muscatine formed the basis for the warm relationship, which in turn led to chinese investment in muscatine’s hospitality and tourism industries. the writer is considering adding the following sentence after sentence 9: indeed, kane persuasively argues that diplomacy works best “when we bring it down to our neighborhoods, communities and the people in the communities.” should the writer add this sentence after sentence 9? options: a) yes, because it strengthens the argument of the passage by showing that the writer offers contrasting points of view. b) yes, because it lends further support to the idea expressed in sentence 9 by incorporating an additional clarifying quotation from the expert. c) no, because it cites the same individual as sentence 9 does, suggesting that the writer has failed to perform sufficient research. d) no, because it introduces information about communities that is not relevant to the discussion of diplomatic relations between governments.

Explanation:

To determine if the sentence should be added, we analyze the context. The passage discusses how diplomacy (including sister - city relationships) works best at the community level. The proposed sentence "Indeed, Kane persuasively argues that diplomacy works best when we bring it down to our neighborhoods, communities and the people in the communities" directly supports the idea that diplomacy is most effective at the community/neighborhood level, which is in line with the passage's argument.

• Option A: The sentence does not offer contrasting points of view. It supports the existing argument, so A is incorrect.
• Option B: The sentence does not incorporate a quotation from an expert. It is a statement about Kane's argument, not a direct quotation, so B is incorrect.
• Option C: The sentence does not cite the same individual as sentence 9, and the issue is not about the writer's research but about the relevance of the idea, so C is incorrect.
• Option D: The sentence is relevant as it emphasizes the importance of the community level in diplomacy, which is related to the discussion of diplomatic relations (including sister - city relationships) in the passage. The passage's argument about sister - city relationships and diplomacy is strengthened by this sentence as it provides more support for the idea that diplomacy works best at the community level. So the answer is D.

Answer:

D. No, because it introduces information about communities that is not relevant to the discussion of diplomatic relations between governments.