Question

rogue heart
by axie oh (excerpt)
the dreamers gather in neo beijings starlight district. the
wanderers and the thrill-seekers. those with poems in their souls
and secrets in their hearts. all those racing toward the bright,
unknowable future
all those running from pasts painful and unforgiven.
if you listen carefully, you can hear the song of the city. its in
the sharp, raucous laughter of the kids barreling down the
crowded streets, in the heavy electronic beats erupting like great
beasts from basement clubs, in the wind whistling through dark
alleys, and in the rain as it drops on to the city like so many falling
stars
two years ago, i stumbled into the city, half starved and afraid,
and i couldnt hear the song. my heart beat louder than the
music.
memories rise unbidden—of pain, of loss, of a handsome face
so beloved yet turned from me. i place a hand against my throat
until the rapid pulse steadies. the past is in the mind, as dr. koga
used to say. let it go. let it be.
the future is in the heart.
tonight, the song is a light patter of droplets on the
windowsane. i listen for a moment more before turning back to
the cafe, broom in hand. the alchemy¹ of dreams lies in the
subvurtn of shops surrounding the moon court. the proprietors
run the shop with their university-bound daughter, ting ting
i believe at first they hired me out of pity—a girl, just sixteen,
who couldnt understand their language, let alone speak it, who
had but the clothes on her back and—according to ting ting—a
hautina in her eyes. but after these two years ive wedged my

select the correct answer.
read the excerpt from rogue heart by axie oh
she slips through the beaded curtain to the kitchen, presumably to hang up her apron and apply a sweep of cherry gloss
across her lips.
which dictionary entry supports meaning of the word sweep as used in the excerpt?
a. a search over an entire area
b. a smooth, curving movement
c. a movement of irresistible force
d. the removal or clearing away of

Explanation:

En el contexto del texto, "sweep" se refiere a un movimiento suave y curvo, como cuando alguien aplica un producto (en este caso, "cherry gloss") de manera elegante y fluida. Las opciones A y C implican movimientos más agresivos o de gran alcance, mientras que la opción D se refiere a la eliminación o limpieza, lo cual no tiene sentido en este contexto. La opción B, "a smooth, curving movement", es la que mejor se adapta al uso del término en el texto.

Answer:

B. a smooth, curving movement