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As technology grows increasingly sophisticated and , parents should co
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05 Jun 2023, 14:37
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As technology grows increasingly sophisticated and ________, parents should consider the potentially negative consequences of its constant use: a child who can retrieve the answer to any question merely by asking her digital assistant may lose her ability to think for herself.
| Blank (i) |
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| A. feckless |
| B. unreliable |
| C. irksome | D. pervasive | E. repetitious |
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07 Jun 2023, 03:19
07 Jun 2023, 03:19
"a child who can retrieve the answer to any question". Does this bold refers to option D.
I got it right but I want to know is my understanding correct
I got it right but I want to know is my understanding correct
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08 Jun 2023, 04:00
08 Jun 2023, 04:00
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The clues "as technology grows" and "its constant use" allow for a prediction here: the word in the blank should match the phrase "its constant use," so a word like "prevalent" or "widespread" would work well. (D) fits that prediction well and is cor-rect. (A)feckless means "useless," which does not match the example of "a child who can retrieve the answer to any question." (B) unreliable is wrong for the same reason. (C) irksome means "annoying," but the sentence does not provide any clues that technology is annoying. Finally, (E) repetitious is incorrect because the sentence does not suggest that technology repeats itself; indeed, the phrase "increasingly sophisticated" indicates change.
The clues "as technology grows" and "its constant use" allow for a prediction here: the word in the blank should match the phrase "its constant use," so a word like "prevalent" or "widespread" would work well. (D) fits that prediction well and is cor-rect. (A)feckless means "useless," which does not match the example of "a child who can retrieve the answer to any question." (B) unreliable is wrong for the same reason. (C) irksome means "annoying," but the sentence does not provide any clues that technology is annoying. Finally, (E) repetitious is incorrect because the sentence does not suggest that technology repeats itself; indeed, the phrase "increasingly sophisticated" indicates change.
