Question
Find the appropriate word.
): In the following passage, some of the words have been left out, each of which is indicated by a number. Find the suitable word from the options given against each number and fill up the blanks with appropriate words to make the paragraph meaningfully complete. Human life has always__ (121) __ between isolation and belonging; solitude and solidarity. But in the 21st century, and especially in the First World, many humans are___ (122) ___ than they have ever been. Primed to live in families and clans, many citizens are now atomised individuals, tethered to gadgets, unglued from a common destiny. In India, too, the elderly are left to__ (123) ___ for themselves in cities, __ (124) __ by the young. This reconfiguring has happened thanks to a reordering of the structures of work, technology and a breakdown of communal life. Its costs are exceedingly high. Mounting medical evidence __ (125) __that lonely people are at higher risk of cardiovascular disease, dementia, depression and anxiety.Solution
These days the elderly are left alone by their children therefore they need to provide for themselves. Fend = to provide for oneself.
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