Direction: In the following questions, the 1st and the last sentences of the…
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Direction: In the following questions, the 1st and the last sentences of the passage are numbered S1 and S6. The rest of the passage is split into four parts and named P, Q, R, and S. These four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the sentence and find out which of the four combinations is correct. Then find the correct answer.
S1: There is an enemy beneath our feet-an enemy more deadly for his complete impartiality.
P: The enemy is the Earth itself.
Q: He recognizes no national boundaries, no political parties.
R: When an earthquake comes, the whole world trembles.
S: Everyone in the world is threatened by him.
S6: The power of an earthquake is greater than anything man himself can produce.
- A.
SRQP
- B.
QSPR
- C.
PRSQ
- D.
PRQS
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Correct answer: B
Final arranged passage:
There is an enemy beneath our feet—an enemy more deadly for his complete impartiality. He recognizes no national boundaries, no political parties. Everyone in the world is threatened by him. The enemy is the Earth itself. When an earthquake comes, the whole world trembles. The power of an earthquake is greater than anything man himself can produce.
Why this order works:
Start with the enemy's general characteristic (recognizing no national boundaries) to explain its impartial threat.
State that everyone is threatened, which follows naturally from the general characteristic.
Reveal the enemy's identity (the Earth) after establishing the threat, so the reader understands who is being described.
Give the earthquake as a specific example, which leads smoothly into the concluding sentence about the power of earthquakes.
Therefore, the correct sequence of the middle sentences is Q S P R, i.e., QSPR.
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