The words from the passage that best reveal the tone inferred in Part A are found in option C: "'About time,' somebody muttered."
In Part A, the tone is not explicitly mentioned, but it appears to be related to impatience or a lack of enthusiasm. To determine the best words revealing the tone, let's analyze the options:
A. "It was nothing special." - This phrase suggests a neutral or dismissive tone, possibly indicating a lack of excitement or significance.
B. "each of us impatient to board" - This choice directly addresses impatience, aligning with the potential tone inferred in Part A.
C. "'About time,' somebody muttered." - This sentence indicates impatience or frustration, supporting the idea of an impatient tone.
D. "inexorable attractions of cell phones" - This phrase seems to suggest a more neutral or possibly negative tone towards the pervasive influence of cell phones.
Considering the context and the need to match the inferred tone from Part A, options B and C are most relevant. Both include words like "impatient" and "muttered," reinforcing the idea of impatience or frustration. Option C, with the added expression "'About time,'" might slightly emphasize the frustration, making it a strong candidate for revealing the tone referred to in Part A.
Therefore correct option is C - "About time," somebody muttered.
The question probable may be:
Read this passage from a short story. Then, answer the questions.
The city express bus pulled up to the curb.“About time,” somebody muttered. In the brilliant but frigid winter sunlight, we clutched our cups of coffee, checked our cell phones for the hundredth time, and shuffled toward the folding doors. As they opened, a single sheet of paper sailed forth and began looping in elegant circles around the group of waiting passengers, each of us impatient to board. It was nothing special, that flyer, just a black-and-white notice with a blurry, black collection of lines and dots that approximated the shape of a face. The face—was it male or female? It’s difficult to say, as my mind was preoccupied. I kept mulling over what had gone wrong at yesterday’s conference call and pondering how to squeeze in the badly needed haircut that I couldn’t keep rescheduling. For a senior sales executive, the state of my hair had become alarming. By the time I boarded the bus, the flyer was moving a little more shakily, fluttering from passenger to passenger, hovering unsteadily beside the ear of each one. “Have you seen my dream?” the indistinguishable face on the flyer kept asking. “It’s missing. Have you seen my dream?” But it’s hard even for a lost dream to compete with the inexorable attractions of cell phone screens and day-to-day worries.
Which words from the passage best reveal the tone referred to in
Part A?
A. It was nothing special.
B. each of us impatient to board
C. "About time," somebody muttered.
D. inexorable attractions of cell phones