Question 24: Which of the following best paraphrases the underlined sentence in paragraph 3? A. Supplies of escape gear and fire safety equi...

Question 24: Which of the following best paraphrases the underlined sentence in paragraph 3?

A. Supplies of escape gear and fire safety equipment are vanishing from shops quickly, a result of families trying to equip their homes for better protection.

B. Hardware outlets are rapidly exhausting their stocks of ladders and masks, seeking to personally retrofit the dwellings of local household residents.

C. As families try to renovate their residences for greater comfort, local shops are witnessing a rapid drop in stocks of ladders and fire safety devices.

D. The rapid exhaustion of safety supplies in shops is the factor driving households to attempt the retrofitting of their living spaces with new gear.