Question

read the passage.
from on going a journey
one of the pleasantest things in the world is going a journey; but i like to go by myself. i can enjoy society in a room; but out of doors, nature is company enough for me. i am then never less alone than when alone.
\the fields his study, nature was his book.\
i cannot see the wit of walking and talking at the same time. when i am in the country, i wish to vegetate like the country. i am not for criticizing hedge-rows and black cattle. i go out of town in order to forget the town and all that is in it. . . i like more elbow-room, and fewer incumbrances. i like solitude, when i give myself up to it, for the sake of solitude; nor do i ask for
\a friend in my retreat,
whom i may whisper solitude is sweet.\
the soul of a journey is liberty, perfect liberty, to think, feel, do just as one pleases. we go a journey chiefly to be free of all impediments and of all
which sentence best explains why the author likes to \go a journey\ by himself?

1. he likes solitude for its own sake.
2. he does not like to exchange ideas.
3. he wants to free himself from his thoughts.
4. he does not appreciate the company of other people.

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• Option 1: The passage says "I like solitude, when I give myself up to it, for the sake of solitude" and "The soul of a journey is liberty... to think, feel, do just as one pleases", showing he likes solitude for its own sake, so this matches.
• Option 2: The passage doesn't mention disliking idea exchange; he just prefers solitude on journeys, so eliminate.
• Option 3: The passage says the journey is for liberty to think, not to free from thoughts, so eliminate.
• Option 4: He says "I can enjoy society in a room", so he does appreciate company sometimes, just not on journeys for solitude, so eliminate.

Answer:

1. He likes solitude for its own sake.