Read the adapted excerpt from Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift. The basin was so small that I walked near a mile before I got to the shore, which I conjectured was about eight o'clock in the evening. I then advanced forward near half a mile, but could not discover any sign of houses or inhabitants; at least, I was in so weak a condition, that I did not observe them. I was extremely tired, and with that, and the heat of the weather, I found myself much inclined to sleep. I lay down on the grass, which was very short and soft, where I slept sounder than ever I remembered to have done in my life, and, as I reckoned, for about nine hours; for, when I awaked, it was just daylight. I attempted to rise, but was not able to stir: for as I happened to lie on my back, I found my arms and legs were strongly fastened on each side to the ground; and my hair, which was long and thick, tied down in the same manner. I likewise felt several slender ligatures across my body, from my arm-pits to my thighs. I could only look upwards, the sun began to grow hot, and the light offended my eyes.

Which choice provides the best objective summary of the excerpt?

A.
The narrator, in an exhausted state, sleeps on the grass. When he wake up several hours later, he finds he is bond and tied down.
B.
The narrator first gets safely to the shore. He survives exhaustion and heat. Then he rests on the grass, where he sleeps for about nine hours. In the end, he cannot move his arms or his legs.
C.
The narrator walks a half mile in the shallow basin to get to the shore. Then, because of he is extremely tired and hot, he falls asleep on the grass, which causes him to be tied up.
D.
The narrator makes it to the shore. But because he does not notice the area’s inhabitants, he lies on the grass to sleep, which enables them to tie him up so that when he wakes, he cannot move.
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