Outside, an early spring rain tapped a pleasing rhythm on the window pane while Elizabeth nestled in her favorite easy chair by
the fireplace. The hearth was stone cold, as it hadn’t been used in months, but it still comforted her just to sit near it. As the sun dipped lower in the sky, the light within the room grew dim, and Elizabeth reached up to turn on her reading lamp. The mystery novel she’d been reading was a gripping tale of dastardly capers. It was so engrossing that the day had passed almost without her notice. Coming to the end of a chapter, she closed the book and stared straight ahead. Gradually, she became aware of the refrigerator’s hum and the ticking of the wall clock, the gentle sounds she could always count on, like good friends. Read this sentence from the passage above.
Coming to the end of a chapter, she closed the book and stared straight ahead.
How could the sentence best be rewritten to convey that Elizabeth is feeling content?
A.
As she finished the chapter, her heart pounded as she wondered what would happen next.
B.
Coming to the end of a chapter, she laid her head against the chair back and sighed dreamily.
C.
The book had her on the edge of her seat, and she let out a gasp as she finished the chapter.
D.
Elizabeth drummed her fingers on the arm of the chair, wishing the action in the book would pick up a bit.
PLSSSSSSSSSS HELP ME
The themes of "Rules of the Game" are all about conflict—first the eternal conflict between generations, then the equally well-established yet less clear-cut conflict between authority and intelligence. There is also the more equal and cerebral conflict involved in a game of chess.
