In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.
In a strange ________, the production and the consumption of the event become cause for concern. ________ wonders whether newer forms of "non-caring" or violence are appearing. Somehow, silence, even ________ quietly suppresses a meditation on such events. ________ a professor, I can recollect the number of occasions when my students have cried as we discussed such events in class. ________ society seems so indifferent.
For Blank 100: "events in class. ________ society seems so indifferent."
- AYet
- BThus
- CHence
- DSo
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
The passage establishes a stark contrast between the students who show deep empathy by crying, and the broader society which remains cold. The coordinating conjunction "Yet" perfectly introduces this contrastive behavior.