4. What is the passage all about?
i) advocates the need to accelerate time so that we can meet our requireme
ii) recognizes the need to rush and scurry all the time
iii) advises us to recognize time and decide what to do with it
iv) appreciates those who invest time wisely
Answers
ANSWER
time
Explanation:
the answer is TIME because in this passage it is discussed that it we should not waste time and use it wisely
Answer:
We are in a rush. We are making haste. A compression of time characterises our lives. As time-use
researchers look around, they see a rushing and scurrying everywhere.
Instant services rule, pollsters use electronic devices during political speeches to measure opinions
before they have been fully formed; fast food restaurants add express lanes. Even reading to
children is under pressure. The volume “One Minute Bedtime Stories” consists of traditional stories
that can be read by a busy parent in only one minute.
Time is a gentle deity, said Sophocles. Perhaps it was, for him. These days it cracks the whip. We
humans have chosen speed and we thrive on it – more than we generally admit. Our ability to work
fast and play fast gives us power. It thrills us. And if haste is the accelerator, multitasking is the