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Hey Sajjad
could you please explain questions 4 & 6

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6. The tone of this passage could be described as:

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Admonishing is defined as warning or cautioning, which is suggestive of the author’s intent. The drug’s previous successes are mentioned, but the passage suggests that further study is needed or there could be potentially hazardous consequences such as a rise in illness and the upset of inflated drugs. The author is somewhat critical (choice a) of the current usefulness of antibiotics, but isn’t critical as a whole against any specific institution, only suggestive that further action is required. The author’s tone is not sarcastic (choice b) at all. The adjectives in choices d and e suggest emotional response, which the author does not imply.

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3. Of the following situations, which most resembles the information regarding antibiotics in the passage?

a. a superhero who has lost his invisibility powers
b. a cucumber in a salt solution halfway on a course to being a pickle
c. a sixteenth-century castle surrounded by a giant moat hosting a kingdom that is being attacked by a rival empire that has canoes
d. two apple pies entered in a bake-off, one made with Granny Smith apples and one made with Red Delicious
e. Buying tickets to a sold-out show on the street outside the venue rather than on the Internet through an overinflated third-party source


Got all right except for 3.
Kindly explain why it's C and not A.
My thought process:
A is not right because antibiotics haven't exactly lost their ability; it's just that viruses have developed more resistance.
On the other hand, C says that the castle has its guard on, but the attacker has a counter canoe, so attackers can still enter the castle, so A may still be better even if it ain't perfect.
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Option (A) suggests a superhero who has lost his invisibility powers, and you mentioned that antibiotics haven't exactly lost their ability, but the issue here is not that antibiotics have lost their ability, rather it's that infectious organisms have adapted and become resistant to them. The superhero analogy doesn't fully capture this concept, as losing invisibility powers doesn't quite mirror the development of resistance in microorganisms.

Option (C) involves a sixteenth-century castle surrounded by a giant moat, hosting a kingdom that is being attacked by a rival empire using canoes. This analogy is more fitting because it illustrates the concept of a defense mechanism (antibiotics) that has been in place for a long time (70 years), but the attacking force (microorganisms) has adapted to overcome that defense, similar to how infectious organisms have developed resistance to antibiotics over time.

In option (C), the castle's defenses (antibiotics) have been effective in repelling attacks (infections) for a long period, but the attacking force (microorganisms) has developed new strategies (resistance) to breach the defenses. This mirrors the situation described in the passage where antibiotics have been beneficial in reducing illness and death, but over time, microorganisms have adapted and become resistant, making the drugs less effective.

While option (A) might capture the idea of a loss of ability, it doesn't fully encapsulate the broader context of the passage, which focuses on the gradual adaptation and resistance of infectious organisms to antibiotics. Therefore, option (C) is a more accurate analogy for conveying the main message of the passage.

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3. Of the following situations, which most resembles the information regarding antibiotics in the passage?

a. a superhero who has lost his invisibility powers
b. a cucumber in a salt solution halfway on a course to being a pickle
c. a sixteenth-century castle surrounded by a giant moat hosting a kingdom that is being attacked by a rival empire that has canoes
d. two apple pies entered in a bake-off, one made with Granny Smith apples and one made with Red Delicious
e. Buying tickets to a sold-out show on the street outside the venue rather than on the Internet through an overinflated third-party source


Got all right except for 3.
Kindly explain why it's C and not A.
My thought process:
A is not right because antibiotics haven't exactly lost their ability; it's just that viruses have developed more resistance.
On the other hand, C says that the castle has its guard on, but the attacker has a counter canoe, so attackers can still enter the castle, so A may still be better even if it ain't perfect.
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