2023 · Q9
“The world’s life-supporting resources are being depleted at a faster rate than ever before!” What does this phrase mean in the passage?
General EnglishReading comprehension
- AToday we are facing an acute shortage of food products
- BMedical health systems are deteriorating at a fast pace
- CThe natural resources necessary to sustain life are reducing drastically
- DHuman life is becoming more dependent on the support of technology
Explanation
'Life-supporting resources' refers to the natural resources essential for life, such as water, air, soil and biodiversity, and 'depleted at a faster rate than ever' means they are being used up drastically quickly. Option (c) states exactly this. The other options narrow it to food shortage, health systems or technology dependence, which the phrase does not say. Hence (c) is correct.