Question

lok and jing-jing were married that day.
in their month of sweetness, they toured the
route that lok had traveled to find her. as
they passed each shrunken river, they tossed
in a white bead to restore it to its previous
might.
after lok and jing-jing were married, they returned
to lok’s home by following the route lok traveled.
along the way, they
a used the white beads to bring the shrunken rivers back
to their original sizes.
b stopped at yue-lao’s temple to give thanks to the god of
blissful marriage.
c collected enough stones to build a temple to huang-fu,
lok’s father.
d became friends with the lion, the dragon, and the
mountain spirit.

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option based on the story context. The left text says they tossed a white bead to restore shrunken rivers. Option A matches this as it states they used white beads to restore rivers. Option B: No mention of Yue - lao's temple visit here. Option C: No info about building a temple for Lok's father. Option D: No mention of befriending those spirits. So A is correct.

Answer:

A. used the white beads to bring the shrunken rivers back to their original sizes.