Test:TOEFL

The following is an excerpt fromPride and Prejudiceby Jane Austen (1813):

“There are few people whom I really love, and still fewer of whom I think well. The more I see of the world, the more am I dissatisfied with it; and every day confirms my belief of the inconsistency of all human characters, and of the little dependence that can be placed on the appearance of merit or sense.”

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We may infer that the purpose of this passage is to __________.

convey the speaker's distaste for bad sense

argue for the speaker's superiority in comparison to the rest of society

argue in favor of creating a new society based solely upon merit and good sense

convey the speaker's general satisfaction with the people they know

convey the speaker's general discontent with the people they know

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