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Set 4: Text Structure (Intermediate)

Explanation

Answer: A

PASSAGE

The room was stark and white, clinical in its perfection. Yet, in the corner sat a muddy, battered pair of boots, a chaotic intrusion of reality.

Which choice best describes the function of the boots in the description?

A. They serve as a contrasting element to disrupt the sterility of the setting.✓ Correct
B. They show that the owner is messy.
C. They imply the room is a hospital.
D. They are for decoration.

Detailed Explanation

Room: Stark/Clinical. Boots: Muddy/Chaos. Function: Intrusion/Contrast.

Key Evidence:

• "clinical in its perfection"

• "Yet"

• "intrusion"

Why others are wrong: B (Symbolic function, not character judgment.), C (Maybe, but the contrast is the structural point.), D (Accidental intrusion.).

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