My purse is heaving with coins and my pocket is stuffed with bags (1) that will soon be carrying all sorts of intriguing trinkets and original souvenirs (2) snapped up at bargain prices. No matter
where in the world / travel, I make it my business to seek out the local market, not the market for
tourists but the authentic market, the market run by locals for locals. (3) Experience had taught
me that this was where the real treasures were to be discovered.
On an early August morning I find myself among a throng (5) of people who are making the same
pilgrimage (6) to the marketplace. Even before entering the market compound, I can feel the
anticipation fizzing in my stomach. The market itself does not disappoint; it is a feast for the
senses! [7] A gentle breeze carries the aroma of rich spices and delicate perfumes. Giant
cauldron-sized pots bubble with culinary delights in various shades of yellow and orange. Small
prints in golden frames depict some of the exotic landscapes I have witnessed during my stay and
I just can't resist purchasing my own precious masterpiece. [8] Adoringly, I place it in my bag and
carry on my mission. [9]
[1] What do the writer's verb choices reveal about her intentions?

Which sentence in this excerpt from leo tolstoy’s the death of ivan ilyich suggests that ivan ilyich aspired to be part of the elite in society from a young age? a.ivan ilyich was  le phenix de la famille  as people said.  he was neither as cold and formal as his elder brother nor as wild as the younger, but was a happy mean between them—an intelligent polished, lively and agreeable man.b.  even when he was at the school of law he was just what he remained for the rest of his life:   a capable, cheerful, good-natured, and sociable man, though strict in the fulfillment of what he considered to be his duty:   and he considered his duty to be what was so considered by those in authority.c.neither as a boy nor as a man was he a toady, but from early youth was by nature attracted to people of high station as a fly is drawn to the light, assimilating their ways and views of life and establishing friendly relations with them.d.all the enthusiasms of childhood and youth passed without leaving much trace on him; he succumbed to sensuality, to vanity, and latterly among the highest classes to liberalism, but always within limits which his instinct unfailingly indicated to him as correct.e.at school he had done things which had formerly seemed to him very horrid and made him feel disgusted with himself when he did them;