Would a narrower choice of products help us consume more sustainably and live more fulfilled lives?

Vicki Hird

Choose the alternative(s) in which the information about the words extracted from the text is correct.

01) The adjective “huge”, in “...a huge array of products...” (lines 6-7) and in “Does the huge choice on offer...” (line 19), means “extremely large”.

02) The underlined words in the extract “...endless shelves loaded with basically the same product?” (lines 17-18) are the same as “full of”.

04) The verb “doubled”, in “...consumer-spending has more than doubled in the last 30 years...” (lines 22-24), means “become three times as much”.

08) “Low-fat” (line 30), “tar-lite” (line 30) and “sugar-free” (line 30) are compound adjectives in English that can be used to describe certain products.

16) The pronoun “them” (line 33) refers to “consumption” (line 28) and “choice” (line 29).