Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank 3 in the passage:

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"The poverty in the West is a different kind of poverty – it is not only a poverty of (3) ________ but also of (4) ________."

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Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank 3 in the passage:

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"The poverty in the West is a different kind of poverty – it is not only a poverty of (3) ________ but also of (4) ________."

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**Solution:**

1. The passage discusses two kinds of poverty: one physical and one emotional/spiritual.

2. Blank 3 is part of the phrase "poverty of (3) ________" which contrasts with the poverty of (4) ________.

3. The options are:
   - *lavishness* (meaning excessive luxury) - does not fit well with the idea of poverty.
   - *loneliness* - fits emotional poverty but the passage contrasts physical and emotional poverty, so this likely fits blank 4.
   - *profusion* (meaning abundance or large quantity) - fits well as the opposite of poverty.
   - *abundance* - similar to profusion but less formal.

4. Since the phrase is "poverty of (3) ________", the word should represent something that can be abundant or scarce in physical terms.

5. "Profusion" meaning abundance or large quantity fits best as the opposite of poverty, emphasizing the lack of material wealth.

6. Therefore, the phrase means poverty of material wealth (profusion) and poverty of emotional needs (loneliness).

**Answer:** Option 3 (profusion)

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