In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank. Technology has revolutionised the way (1)____ live. From communication to transportation, it has (2)______ our lives easier and more efficient. However, there are also (3)_____ associated with excessive reliance on technology. One of the major concerns is the (4)______ of personal privacy in the digital age. Additionally, there is a growing (5)_______ about the impact of technology on job security.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 3.
consequences
The sentence: ‘However, there are also (3)_____ associated with excessive reliance on technology.’
Two signals fix the meaning:
The connector However marks a turn away from the positive statement just made — that technology has made life easier.
The phrase excessive reliance is itself negative in tone.
So the blank must hold a word capable of carrying an unfavourable sense. Consequences, especially paired with ‘excessive reliance’, points to the harmful results that follow. The sentences after it confirm this by naming loss of privacy and worry about job security.
Why the others fail — all three are positive: benefits, opportunities and advancements would each simply continue the praise of technology, leaving the contrast promised by However unfulfilled and contradicting the two sentences that follow.
Takeaway: a contrast marker such as however, but, nevertheless or on the other hand tells you the direction the blank must take, even before you weigh individual words.
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