Question

the ancient chinese scroll along the river during the qingming festival(qingming shanghe tu) by zhang zeduan captures the bustling urban life of bianjing (now kaifeng) during the song dynasty. with its intricate details and panoramic structure, ______
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which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of standard english?
a the scrolls creator captured a rare visual record of everyday life in medieval china.
b everyday life in medieval china is vividly captured in the rare visual record offered by the scroll.
c the visual record found in the scroll offers unique insight into the daily rhythms of medieval chinese society.
d it provides a rare visual record of everyday life in medieval china.

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze the subject - verb agreement and the logical flow of the sentence. The main subject of the preceding part of the sentence is "The ancient Chinese scroll...", so the next part should logically continue with what the scroll does. Option D uses "it" (referring to the scroll) and has the correct subject - verb relationship and logical flow. Option A shifts the subject to "the scroll's creator", which breaks the flow as the first part was about the scroll. Option B also shifts the focus in a way that disrupts the logical continuation. Option C, while related to the scroll, does not have the same smooth continuation as Option D in terms of the action the scroll performs.

Answer:

D. it provides a rare visual record of everyday life in medieval China.