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question 2 of 5
literary narrative: this passage is adapted from the short story \on the road again\ by lauren pope (©2015 by masteryprep).
as a child, summertime meant one thing to me: loading up the station wagon, making a pile of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, filling the icebox with bottled sodas, and driving across the country to some far - off destination. my grandparents laid out the agenda, and my sister sarah and i happily set off on whatever adventure they determined would best expand our horizons
it was on one of these summer excursions that we were passed by a tour bus carrying a musician to a performance in some distant city. \i do believe that bus is carrying marty robbins,\ grandpa told grandma, pointing to a symbol that meant nothing to me. i looked at sarah, confused.

ah, it couldnt be,\ grandma returned. \he hasnt toured in years.\
a few miles down the road, though, we drove by a second bus. this one was
as it is used in paragraph 1, the word horizons (highlighted) most nearly means:
a boundaries.
b experiences.
c stretches.
d fields of vision.

Explanation:

In the context of the passage, "expand our horizons" is an idiomatic expression. "Horizons" here is used metaphorically. "Boundaries" (A) is too literal in a physical sense. "Stretches" (C) is an odd fit. "Fields of vision" (D) is too literal visually. "Experiences" (B) makes sense as going on adventures (as described in the passage) would expand one's range of experiences, which aligns with the metaphorical use of "horizons" in this context.

Answer:

B. experiences