[amp_mcq option1=”PSQR” option2=”QPSR” option3=”RQPS” option4=”RPSQ” correct=”option4″]
The correct answer is: D. RPSQ
The correct sequence is:
- R: A Chinese journalist commented on a curious institution: the library.
- P: Students would walk away with books they had not paid for.
- S: But in general they returned them.
- Q: Their public morality, however, impressed visitors.
- S6: This would not happen in china, he said.
The first sentence, R, introduces the topic of the paragraph: a Chinese journalist’s comments on the library. The second sentence, P, provides an example of something that would not happen in China: students walking away with books they had not paid for. The third sentence, S, provides a contrast to the second sentence: in general, students returned the books they borrowed. The fourth sentence, Q, provides more information about the Chinese journalist’s comments: he was impressed by the public morality of Americans. The sixth sentence, S6, concludes the paragraph by restating the journalist’s point: this would not happen in China.
The other options are incorrect because they do not follow the logical order of the sentences. For example, option A, PSQR, puts the sentence about students walking away with books before the sentence about the journalist’s comments. This is not logical, because the journalist’s comments are about the library, which is where the students were walking away with books. Option B, QPSR, puts the sentence about the journalist’s comments after the sentence about the students returning the books. This is also not logical, because the journalist’s comments are about the library, which is where the students were returning the books. Option C, RQPS, puts the sentence about the public morality of Americans before the sentence about the students walking away with books. This is not logical, because the sentence about the public morality of Americans is a contrast to the sentence about the students walking away with books.