Statement–Assumption — “From the worldwide advertising hype one would imagine that the new year 2000 will be a magic wand changing, with a swish, India and the world.” Assumptions: I. People’s imagination is strongly shaped by advertising. II. There will be nothing new on the millennium eve.

Introduction / Context:
The sentence comments that heavy advertising makes people “imagine” 2000 as magically transformative. Our task is to pick the assumption(s) the statement relies on.

Given Data / Assumptions:

• There is worldwide advertising hype.
• That hype induces a particular imagination among audiences.
• No definitive claim is made about what will actually happen at the millennium.

Concept / Approach:
The statement rests on a causal link: hype → imagination. It does not require a claim about the objective reality of the millennium events.

Step-by-Step Solution:
1) Assumption I: If advertising did not shape imagination, the observation “one would imagine …” because of hype collapses. So I is implicit.2) Assumption II: The speaker’s skepticism about miraculous change is not necessary for the observation about imagination. The statement comments on perceived expectations, not on actual outcomes. Thus II is not implicit.

Verification / Alternative check:
Opinion pieces often separate “what ads make you feel” from “what will happen.” Only the influence of ads is presupposed.

Why Other Options Are Wrong:
II-only/Either/Neither/Both misread the sentence as a prediction about reality rather than a remark about advertising’s effect on perception.

Common Pitfalls:
Conflating commentary on hype-driven imagination with definitive claims about events.

Final Answer:
if only assumption I is implicit.