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Question of the Day: TOEFL
The following is an excerpt from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (1813):
“From the very beginning— from the first moment, I may almost say— of my acquaintance with you, your manners, impressing me with the fullest belief of your arrogance, your conceit, and your selfish disdain of the feelings of others, were such as to form the groundwork of disapprobation on which succeeding events have built so immovable a dislike; and I had not known you a month before I felt that you were the last man in the world whom I could ever be prevailed on to marry.”
In the passage above, which of the following cause and effect relationships are evident?
Since the speaker observed humble and selfless behaviors in the listener, the speaker does not want to marry the listener.
Since the speaker observed arrogant and selfish behaviors in the listener, the speaker does not want to marry the listener.
Since the speaker observed arrogant and selfish behaviors in the listener, the speaker wants to marry the listener.
Since the speaker observed humble and selfless behaviors in the listener, the speaker wants to marry the listener.
Since the speaker observed arrogant and selfish behaviors in the listener, the speaker believes that they can help the listener become a better person.
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