Question

an unforgettable journey the following is a student draft. it may contain errors. (1) it was jordan’s first trip to india, and the eagerly looked out the window as the cab sped from the airport and wound its way through the bustling city of mumbai. (2) charles, his old schoolmate, had recently moved to mumbai for his new job at an advertising company. (3) he had invited jordan to visit him, so they could explore the country together. (4) after a month of running around to make the travel arrangements, jordan was finally here. (5) after boarding the taxi, he had called charles, who had given the driver the address of his apartment complex in the suburbs. (6) the sights and sounds of mumbai seemed like a world apart from jordan’s home in boston, and the city fascinated him. (7) after about an hour, the cab stopped, and the driver informed jordan that they had arrived at the address he had been given. (8) jordan stepped out of the cab and felt the hot sun on his face. (9) charles was waving to him from his third - floor apartment, and then he came down to meet his old friend. (10) they shook hands, and charles asked if they had a comfortable journey. (11) they took the elevator to charles’s apartment. (12) the home was bright and spacious. (13) jordan looked down at the street through an open window and saw it swarming with people and vehicles in equal measure. (14) jordan asked charles about their travel plans. (15) charles told him they would first travel to ladakh, a tourist hotspot nestled in the lap of the mighty himalaya mountains. (16) he showed jordan some pictures of ladakh, and capped mountains and sparkling - blue rivers. (17) jordan told charles he was really looking forward to their exploring this vast country together. which sentence could be added after sentence 6 to best further develop jordan’s first impression of mumbai? a. jordan could not wait for the adventure to begin because this was his first vacation in many years. b. jordan could not wait to meet charles, and he was eager to know every detail about charles’s experiences and his exciting career in a new country. c. it was almost noon, and jordan could see the sun shining brightly in a cloudless blue sky. d. jordan saw crowds of people moving in every direction and heard snatches of conversations in several different and unfamiliar languages.

Explanation:

To determine the best sentence to add after sentence 6 (which describes the sights and sounds of Mumbai's suburbs making it seem like a world apart from Jordan's home in Boston), we analyze each option:

• Option A: Talks about Jordan's first vacation in years, which is not related to the sights/sounds of Mumbai's suburbs.
• Option B: Focuses on Jordan wanting to meet Charles and his career, not the impression of Mumbai.
• Option C: Describes the sky, which doesn't connect to the "world apart" idea from sentence 6.
• Option D: Mentions crowds moving in every direction and hearing different languages, which aligns with the "sights and sounds" of Mumbai being a world apart (diverse, busy, different from Boston), developing Jordan's first impression of Mumbai.

Answer:

D. Jordan saw crowds of people moving in every direction and heard snatches of conversations in several different and unfamiliar languages.