|Question 19Verbal

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The legacy of the Spanish Empire, which once controlled portions of five continents, is evident in Spanish-speaking Honduras, one of many places that reveal their imperial history in their language. Contrast Honduras with Taiwan, which ceased to be part of the empire in ______ the latter's connection to the empire is so attenuated that Spanish is seldom spoken there today.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
1642,
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1642 and
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1642:
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1642
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