리딩 정규 3rd 145쪽 11번 문제 질문입니다.
11번에 (E)가 답인 이유를 모르겠습니다ㅜㅜ
(E) Lions subsisted mainly in Asia and Africa up until the 19th century,
when human activity became increasingly deleterious to lions.
지문을 보면,
(지문 문장은
In Africa and Asia, lions survived in signficant numbers until modern times. Then in the 19th century, there was a rapid decline in African and Asian lion populations.)
사자수가 급격하게 감소하기 시작한 것이 19세기이므로
Lions subsisted mainly in Asia and Africa up until the 18th century
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