Put the following sentences in the right order to form a meaningful paragraph:
(A) Antibiotics were once called miracle drugs, because infections that had killed millions could suddenly be cured in a matter of days.
(B) Each careless dose gives the few bacteria able to survive a chance to multiply, until whole strains no longer respond to the drug.
(C) Their very success, however, led doctors and patients to use them far too freely, even for colds that no antibiotic can touch.
(D) Unless the spread of such resistant strains is slowed, experts warn, a simple cut or a routine operation could once again become dangerous.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (A), (C), (B), (D)
Rearranged Parts:
(A) Antibiotics were once called miracle drugs, because infections that had killed millions could suddenly be cured in a matter of days.
(C) Their very success, however, led doctors and patients to use them far too freely, even for colds that no antibiotic can touch.
(B) Each careless dose gives the few bacteria able to survive a chance to multiply, until whole strains no longer respond to the drug.
(D) Unless the spread of such resistant strains is slowed, experts warn, a simple cut or a routine operation could once again become dangerous.
Complete paragraph: Antibiotics were once called miracle drugs, because infections that had killed millions could suddenly be cured in a matter of days. Their very success, however, led doctors and patients to use them far too freely, even for colds that no antibiotic can touch. Each careless dose gives the few bacteria able to survive a chance to multiply, until whole strains no longer respond to the drug. Unless the spread of such resistant strains is slowed, experts warn, a simple cut or a routine operation could once again become dangerous.