Which sentence from the riddle of the rosetta stone most suggests that james cross giblin holds a positive view of the work of thomas young? 1) at various times, young studied the habits of spiders, the surface features of the moon, and diseases of the chest. 2) young noticed that each time these demotic characters appeared, they were set off at both ends by lines like parentheses. 3) unable to make fresh progress in deciphering the demotic passage, young turned his attention to the hieroglyphs on the stone. 4) however, he had laid a solid groundwork for others in their attempts to decipher the hieroglyphs.

4) However, he had laid a solid groundwork for others in their attempts to decipher the hieroglyphs.

This is the best answer because it calls the work Young did as "solid groundwork". Options 1, 2, and 3 only report on what Young did, it doesn't show Giblin's opinion of the work as being either positive or negative. In Option 3, Giblin almost sounds negative when he uses the introductory phrase "unable to make fresh progress". The use of the word "solid" to describe the groundwork completed by Young shows a positive view of the work.

However, he had laid a solid groundwork for others in their attempts to decipher the hieroglyphs.

Explanation:

glamis thou art, and cawdor; and shalt be what thou art promis'd; yet do i fear thy nature; it is too full o' the milk of human kindness to catch the nearest way: thou wouldst be great; art not without ambition; but without the illness should attend it. what thou wouldst highly, that wouldst thou holily; wouldst not play false, and yet wouldst wrongly win: thou'dst have, great glamis, that which cries, "thus thou must do, if thou have it: and that which rather thou dost fear to do than wishest should be undone." hie thee hither, that i may pour my spirits in thine ear; and chastise with the valor of my tongue all that impedes thee from the golden round, which fate and metaphysical aid doth seem to have thee crown'd withal.  

he lacks ambition.  

he is hesitant.  

he lacks courage.  

he has moral scruples.

b is the answer.   i sat on the lumpy sofa, totally exhausted, with a bad taste in my mouth, wondering what i should do next.