Question 1 • *CR Expository Reading and Writing S1 [E4250OX]
Read this description of Abraham Lincoln.I see very plainly Abraham Lincoln’s dark brown face, with the deep-cut lines, the eyes, always to me with a deep latent sadness in the expression. . . . None of the artists or pictures has caught the deep, though subtle and indirect, expression of this man’s face.
Answer
A
that he looked serious and sorrowful
B
that he looked young and thoughtful
C
that he looked angry and stern
D
that he looked witty and playful
Explanation
The description says Lincoln’s eyes showed “a deep latent sadness” and emphasizes the serious lines in his face. This supports the choice that he looked serious and sorrowful, rather than young, angry, or playful.
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