請依下文回答第 26 題至第 30 題：More than half of India’s population lives in villages. Gandhi had said, “the real India lives invillages.” Rustic simplicity and natural beauty is emblematic of Indian culture and heritage.Lives of most people in villages mostly depend on agriculture. Some people earn their living fromanimal husbandry and agro-based cottage industries. Most of the villagers are farmers. They arehardworking, unassuming and generous. When farmers plough their fields in the morning sun, thechirping of birds that accompanies the movement of the oxen seems to hum a melody of hard work.Farmers are innocent by nature unlike some of their urban counterparts who lose their inner goodness inthe cut-throat world of materialism in cities.Life in urban India is marked by wide-ranging disparity. There are residents who have unlimitedmeans of enjoyment but some people are so poor that they have to live in slums. Economic inequality,pollution and garbage are the bane of urban existence. People also have to face lack of adequate watersupply. Yet people want to live in cities because they get facilities for good education, healthcare,transport and so many modes of comforts and entertainment. There are also good opportunities foremployment in cities unlike villages where very few people are gainfully employed.City life is a boon in many ways, but on the other hand it is also a curse. Every year the populationof cities is growing by leaps and bounds, increasing pressure on their infrastructure and reducing life toa dehumanised rat race.Thus, life in villages and in cities presents two contrasting pictures. There are positive as well asnegative aspects to the both and it is up to the individuals to make the most of it irrespective of the ruralor urban setting that one lives in.
26 What is the word “emblematic” closest in meaning to?
(A)embedded
(B)synthetic
(C)embodied
(D)symbolic