Question

from a very early period in my life all my interest had been toward microscopic investigations. when i was just ten years old, a distant cousin, hoping to astonish my inexperience, constructed a simple microscope for me by drilling a small hole in a disk of copper, in which a drop of pure water was sustained. this apparatus, magnifying some fifty diameters, showed only indistinct forms, but was still sufficiently wonderful to work up my imagination. seeing me so interested in this instrument, my cousin explained all that he knew about the principles of the microscope, told me a few of the wonders discovered through its use, and ended by promising to send me a properly made one upon his return to the city. i counted the days, the hours, the minutes between that promise and his departure. meantime, i was not idle. every substance that bore the remotest resemblance to a lens i eagerly seized. all panes of glass were ruthlessly destroyed in the hope of obtaining lenses of marvelous power. i even went so far as to steal the glasses from my aunt agathas spectacles, with the idea of grinding them into lenses of wondrous magnifying properties - in this attempt it is unnecessary to say that i totally failed. at last the microscope came. a better apparatus could not have been selected. accompanying it was a small treatise on the microscope - its history, uses, and discoveries. 3 which sentence best develops the theme that new discoveries can change the way we see the world? a. this apparatus, magnifying some fifty diameters, showed only indistinct forms, but was still sufficiently wonderful to work up my imagination. b. it was no scientific thirst at this time that filled my mind. c. suddenly, the dull veil of ordinary existence that hung across the world seemed to roll away, and to lay bare a land of enchantments. d. every substance that bore the remotest resemblance to a lens i eagerly seized.

Explanation:

The theme is about new discoveries changing perception. Option C describes how the ordinary - world veil seems to roll away and reveals an enchanted land, indicating a change in the way the world is seen due to the discovery related to the microscope.

Answer:

C. Suddenly, the dull veil of ordinary existence that hung across the world seemed to roll away, and lay bare a land of enchantments.