Question 52

Read the following excerpt carefully.

When each_________________ generation grows up, it looks down on the next as if we all forget what it feels like to be______________. When most____________ think about their own youthful indiscretions, they do so with a wink and a laugh. But when the same people think about those in today’s generation doing something similar, they _________________sound the alarm about a decline in morality in next generation. From the options below, choose the one that meaningfully fills up the blanks.

Solution

Here, “young” fits logically in the second blank since the sentence discusses the perspective of older generations on younger ones. Similarly, the usage of “hypocritically” in the fourth blank highlights the irony in how older generations criticize younger ones for behaviors they themselves engaged in. This matches the intent. The correct word in the first blank is “successive,” refering to one generation following another, making it appropriate in this context.


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