comprehension

[jiang]

Dear teachers,

Please read the following:
Childhood was an illusion and the illusion was this: everything was bigger.No, I mean everything, not just houses and shops and grown-ups, but colors and flowers and journeys, especially journeys which seemed endless. Are we there yet, Daddy?

When the speaker says that childhood was an illusion he means that_______.
a. the ullusion made houses, shops and grown-ups bigger
b. childeren had a wrong idea about houses, shops and grown-ups
c. everything, such as colores, flowers and journeys, seemed to be more wonderful to a child
d. colors, flowers and journeys were strange to children
The key is "c". But I don't understand why it is the correct answer. Could you please kindly explain which part in the paragraph suggests "wonderful"?

Looking forward to hearing from you.
Thank you in advance.

Jiang

[5jj]

Childhood was an illusion and the illusion was this: everything was bigger.No, I mean everything, not just houses and shops and grown-ups, but colors and flowers and journeys, especially journeys which seemed endless. Are we there yet, Daddy?

When the speaker says that childhood was an illusion he means that_______.
a. the ullusion made houses, shops and grown-ups bigger This is true, but is not the complete story
b. childeren had a wrong idea about houses, shops and grown-ups It's not really 'wrong'
c. everything, such as colores, flowers and journeys, seemed to be more wonderful to a child
d. colors, flowers and journeys were strange to children No
The key is "c". But I don't understand why it is the correct answer. Could you please kindly explain which part in the paragraph suggests "wonderful"?

I am not happy with c, either. 'wonderful' suggests a positive idea, but an endless journey is not necessarily wonderful for a child.

[jiang]

Hi fivejedjon,

Thank you so much for your explanation. So none of the choices are correct.

Jiang

I am not happy with c, either. 'wonderful' suggests a positive idea, but an endless journey is not necessarily wonderful for a child.