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A. A feeling nearly allied to pride excited everyone, but more especially those who crossed the line for the first time.
B. On June 7th, at 10 P.M., we laid our eyes on the southern hemisphere for the first time.
C. One of our fellow passengers had brought with him a bottle of champagne to celebrate the event: the corks sprang merrily in the air, and with a joyful "hurray,” the health of the new hemisphere was drunk.
D. We shook each other by the hand, and congratulated one another mutually, as if we had done some great and heroic deed.
B. On June 7th, at 10 P.M., we laid our eyes on the southern hemisphere for the first time.
C. One of our fellow passengers had brought with him a bottle of champagne to celebrate the event: the corks sprang merrily in the air, and with a joyful "hurray,” the health of the new hemisphere was drunk.
D. We shook each other by the hand, and congratulated one another mutually, as if we had done some great and heroic deed.
Answer: Option C
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C
Description of an event would either start or end giving the date/time details of the event. So statement B should be either at the start or end, thus options A and D are ruled out.
The "line” mentioned in statement A can be derived as a logical reference to the equator. So BA link is established eliminating option B.
Also "we shook each other by the hand" in statement D refers to those who crossed the line for the first time, So the AD link is established.
Statement C provides a logical end to the idea originated in statement A and it should be an ideal end to the paragraph.
Hence, the correct answer is option C.
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C
Description of an event would either start or end giving the date/time details of the event. So statement B should be either at the start or end, thus options A and D are ruled out.
The "line” mentioned in statement A can be derived as a logical reference to the equator. So BA link is established eliminating option B.
Also "we shook each other by the hand" in statement D refers to those who crossed the line for the first time, So the AD link is established.
Statement C provides a logical end to the idea originated in statement A and it should be an ideal end to the paragraph.
Hence, the correct answer is option C.
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