Question

read. match each story event with what happens next.
from
bronze and sunflower
by cao wenxuan
\bronze and sunflower\ is an excerpt
from cao wenxuans novel of the
same name. sunflower is the name of
the young girl from the story, and
bronze is her friend. when
sunflowers father dies, she goes to
live with bronzes family, and he
becomes a brother to her. as this
excerpt begins, insects have eaten the
plants and crops where they live.
sunflower and bronze set off to find
food for the family.
1 one day, bronze and sunflower set
bronze and sunflower
are very hungry.
bronze is losing hope, but
then he hears the buffalo.
bronze and sunflower
dig up and eat the
roots.
sunflower goes in search of
bronze.
bronze sees some
ducks fly by.
bronze leaves sunflower
alone with the buffalo.
a long time passes
and sunflower is
restless.
bronze and sunflower are
giddy with delight.
the storm comes and
bronze remembers
sunflower.
bronze goes in search of
sunflower.

Explanation:

To solve this story event matching problem, we analyze the logical flow of the story "Bronze and Sunflower":

1. "Bronze and Sunflower are very hungry."

The logical next event should relate to finding food. Among the options, "Bronze and Sunflower dig up and eat the roots." is the most appropriate, as hunger would drive them to seek edible roots.

2. "Bronze sees some ducks fly by."

When ducks fly by, a plausible next action is Bronze reacting to being alone with the buffalo (since Sunflower’s absence or a moment of solitude with the buffalo could follow observing ducks). So match with "Bronze leaves Sunflower alone with the buffalo."

3. "A long time passes and Sunflower is restless."

After restlessness, a positive emotional shift makes sense. "Bronze and Sunflower are giddy with delight." fits, as it shows a change from restlessness to happiness.

4. "The storm comes and Bronze remembers Sunflower."

If Bronze remembers Sunflower during a storm, he would act to find her. Thus, match with "Bronze goes in search of Sunflower."

Final Matches:

• "Bronze and Sunflower are very hungry." → "Bronze and Sunflower dig up and eat the roots."
• "Bronze sees some ducks fly by." → "Bronze leaves Sunflower alone with the buffalo."
• "A long time passes and Sunflower is restless." → "Bronze and Sunflower are giddy with delight."
• "The storm comes and Bronze remembers Sunflower." → "Bronze goes in search of Sunflower."

(Note: The first event "One day, Bronze and Sunflower set…" likely connects to the remaining unpaired action, but the above resolves the visible matches.)

Answer:

To solve this story event matching problem, we analyze the logical flow of the story "Bronze and Sunflower":

1. "Bronze and Sunflower are very hungry."

The logical next event should relate to finding food. Among the options, "Bronze and Sunflower dig up and eat the roots." is the most appropriate, as hunger would drive them to seek edible roots.

2. "Bronze sees some ducks fly by."

When ducks fly by, a plausible next action is Bronze reacting to being alone with the buffalo (since Sunflower’s absence or a moment of solitude with the buffalo could follow observing ducks). So match with "Bronze leaves Sunflower alone with the buffalo."

3. "A long time passes and Sunflower is restless."

After restlessness, a positive emotional shift makes sense. "Bronze and Sunflower are giddy with delight." fits, as it shows a change from restlessness to happiness.

4. "The storm comes and Bronze remembers Sunflower."

If Bronze remembers Sunflower during a storm, he would act to find her. Thus, match with "Bronze goes in search of Sunflower."

Final Matches:

• "Bronze and Sunflower are very hungry." → "Bronze and Sunflower dig up and eat the roots."
• "Bronze sees some ducks fly by." → "Bronze leaves Sunflower alone with the buffalo."
• "A long time passes and Sunflower is restless." → "Bronze and Sunflower are giddy with delight."
• "The storm comes and Bronze remembers Sunflower." → "Bronze goes in search of Sunflower."

(Note: The first event "One day, Bronze and Sunflower set…" likely connects to the remaining unpaired action, but the above resolves the visible matches.)