Reading Comprehension Test 53

Option B: It's mentioned in the passage, "Laws of nature are not commands but statements of acts. The use of the word "law" in this context is rather unfortunate. It would be better to speak of uniformities in nature."
These statements mean that laws of nature are not rules by which a living being has to abide. Laws of nature are laws of physics, biology and all other sciences, which are studied and deduced by man. They are mere descriptions of the way the world is and the pattern in which the world functions.
If any living or non-living being violates a law of nature, it isn't punished, because there is no 'lawgiver' for laws of nature, as mentioned in the line "This would do away with the elementary fallacy that a law implies a lawgiver". This sentence means that it's a false statement that there is someone or something that gives these laws, which means that there is no superior being that enforces these laws of nature.
This statement is mentioned in option B, hence it's the correct option.
Option A is incorrect because this statement means that laws of nature exist as rules or requirements that one obeys or fulfills and that one is not bound to obey them. But to begin with, these are not 'laws', but our perception of how nature exists: "The use of the word "law" in this context is rather unfortunate. It would be better to speak of uniformities in nature."
Option C is incorrect because it's not mentioned in the passage that the piece of matter 'can not be punished'.
Option D is incorrect because this statement is an addition to the previous one, as mentioned here: "On the contrary, we say that the law has been incorrectly stated." The phrase 'on the contrary' means 'in contrast with'. It does not mean that the piece of matter is not punished because the law has been stated incorrectly.

The poet depicts her natural surrounding as fading as indicated by the use of "faded forests" and "silent fields" and then goes on to say "Here is a little forest, Whose leaf is ever green..." In this context, we can assume that she is referring to Garden of Eden and possibly making a comparison of earthly nature and a spiritual paradise. Supersede means to take place of someone. Here, that place is assumed to take place of Earth. Therefore, option A best befits the given context. 

Here, in the poem, the author tries to kill himself twice but then he doesn't kill himself and gives some reason which reflect that he still has a will to live and ultimately gives up the idea by saying, "Life is fine! Fine as wine!" In this context, option B is the best answer to the question asked. The other choices are incorrect as they do not fit the context of the poem.

Here, the speaker of the poem is appalled at the state of someone's room as evidenced by, "Whosoever room this is should be ashamed" and then continues on to list all the ways in which the room is a "mess". In this context, the correct answer is option B.

In this poem, Hayden talks about memories in which the speaker recalls the actions of his father who would wake up early on Sunday mornings to make fire and polish the good shoes for his son. It is only later in life that the speaker realizes the sacrifices his father made for him. In this context, option A is the best answer.

Here, Wordsworth narrates an incident where he saw a bunch of daffodils in a valley and was so mesmerized by their beauty that the image of those daffodils remains etched in his mind. In this context, option C is the best answer.

Here, Nash says that the major issue of most unsuccessful marriages is unnecessary arguments and that the key to a successful one is to avoid such arguments: by admitting when you're wrong and keeping quite when you are right. In this context, option A is the correct answer.

The poet, Emily Dickinson, says that though she has never seen a moor or the sea in her life, she can imagine what it looks like. In the same way, she has never spoken to God nor been to Heaven, but she knows how she can go to Heaven (by being religious).
Option A: The poem sends a message of faith in God, by first mentioning the moor and the sea, and then speaking about God. Through the poem, she says that despite the fact that she hasn't seen or spoken to God, she knows that he exists.
Hence, option A is correct.
Option B: The poet does not focus on heaven but on God. She says that she will go to heaven even though she has never met God. So, 'heaven and earth' are metaphors to convey her message (her belief in the existence of God), not the message itself.
Options C and D: The poem neither mentions nor implies these things.
Hence options B, C and D are incorrect.

In this poem, Akhmatova talks about finding happiness in the little things in life rather than unhappily longing for something. In this context, we can conclude that the message the poem conveys is that living simply and finding contentment in nature is the best way to live a life. So, option B is the best answer. The other choices are incorrect as they do not fit the context of the poem.

Here, Blake talks about the consequences of repressing anger. Blake talks about how repressing anger and failing to communicate it to his "foe" turns his anger into "poisonous" hatred. In this context, option A is the best answer to the question asked.