D. "It gives readers a concrete picture of the quality of the silence." My bad i placed my answer in the wrong place at first.
I think the answer is C. I think so beacuse "vast meaning of usefullness" means that life is too short for all the useful things to get done.
Answer:
We were very tired but happy after our flight to Sydney.
Explanation:
BUT is used to decribe to different expressions or things.
(Correct me if I am wrong)