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The passage is focused on scientific research. Experiments or surveys cannot be repeated once data is collected. The term "experiment" fits better because it's often the experiments themselves that can't be revisited or reproduced exactly due to their specific nature (like road traffic surveys or other scientific studies).

The sentence describes a road traffic survey, and the verb that fits best in the context of carrying out such a survey is "conducted." "Conducted" refers to the process of carrying out or organising an experiment or survey.

The context of the passage discusses the idea that certain surveys or experiments cannot be repeated in the same way once data is collected, making it impossible to verify specific details later. The term "reproducible" fits this idea because it refers to something that can be repeated or recreated. In the context of scientific studies or surveys, reproducibility means that the same experiment or survey can be conducted again under the same conditions to check for consistency in results.

In the context of the passage, "open-ended questions" are mentioned, and the next step is to classify the answers that participants provide. The term "responses" refers to the answers or replies that individuals give in response to questions.

In the context of data analysis, the process of classifying and organising answers from questionnaires is referred to as "coding." This involves assigning numbers, letters or categories to responses to make analysis easier.

The passage describes a situation where, when closed-ended questions are used, all possible answers are coded before they are received. This process of coding the answers in advance, before collecting data, is called encoding.

The passage describes a process where collected data (from questionnaires and notebooks) is checked for correctness, including proper classification, numbering and lettering. This process is referred to as editing in data analysis.

The passage discusses how data collected from surveys and experiments will eventually be used to draw conclusions and write a report about the population. Conclusions are the final results or findings derived from analysing the collected data.

The passage describes how, during the near-death experience (NDE), the man is shown a "panoramic instantaneous playback of the major events of his life". This means that the purpose of this experience is for the man to reflect on and assess his deeds in life. The being of light asks him a non-verbal question to help him evaluate his life.

In the passage, it is mentioned that during the near-death experience (NDE), the man "watches the resuscitation attempt from this unusual vantage point" while being "outside of his own physical body." This means that the man is in a state where he observes the events around him but does not actively participate. He is a spectator to the activities, including his own resuscitation, which is a characteristic of the NDE.

The passage discusses scientific research into near-death experiences (NDEs) and describes the pattern that researchers are beginning to identify based on individuals who report experiencing sensations of dying. However, the passage does not claim that the scientific evidence conclusively explains what happens after death, but rather that scientific studies are revealing patterns that help researchers understand the experiences of those who have had NDEs.

The passage describes the near-death experience (NDE) and focuses on the sensation a person experiences when they are close to death and their encounters with an afterlife. The title "The Sensation of Death and the Afterlife" captures the essence of the passage, which explores both the physical and emotional experiences at the point of death, as well as the possible afterlife experiences described by those who have had NDEs.

The phrase "the point of greatest physical distress" implies the ultimate level of suffering, which is the collapse of the body’s systems at the moment of death. The word "greatest" reinforces the idea that the distress is at its peak, and thus, the system would have collapsed at this stage.

The phrase in the passage reads: "...it is normal to transfer the patterns of an indigenous language to those of a foreign language." Here, "those" functions as a placeholder to avoid repetition, referring back to "patterns." The passage says that the patterns of an indigenous language are transferred onto the patterns of a foreign language. In other words, a speaker may bring patterns (such as pronunciation, intonation, and grammar) from their native language into the new, foreign language they’re learning. So, "those" refers to "patterns of a foreign language"—the idea is that these indigenous language patterns are being transferred onto the foreign language patterns, affecting the way the speaker learns and uses the new language.

The passage indicates that phonetic patterns involve muscular movements, making them harder to correct or eliminate. However, because they don't significantly impair intelligibility, there is a tolerance for these transferred patterns from one's native language, making them both difficult to avoid and easy to tolerate.