The given sentence is missing in the paragraph below. Decide where it best fits among the options 1, 2, 3, or 4 indicated in the paragraph.
Sentence: "Everything is old-world, traditional techniques from Mexico," Ava emphasizes.
Paragraph: The sisters embrace the ways their great-grandfather built and repaired instruments. ____(1) ____. When crafting a Mexican guitarrón used in mariachi music, they use tacote wood for the top of the instrument. Once the wood is cut, they carve the neck and heel from a single block using tools like hand saws, chisels and sandpaper rather than modern power tools — and believe that this traditional method improves the tone of the instrument. ____(2) ____. Their store has a three-year waitlist for instruments that take months to create. ____(3) ____. The family's artisanship has attracted stars like Los Lobos, who own custom guitars made by all three generations of the Delgado family. ____(4) ____. For the sisters, involvement in the family business started at an early age. They each built their first instruments at age 9.
Answer: D
The sentence is a quote stressing that "everything" the sisters do uses old-world, traditional Mexican techniques. It should sit where the paragraph introduces their traditional methods, before the specific examples.
Slot 1 fits. The previous sentence says the sisters "embrace the ways their great-grandfather built and repaired instruments", and Ava's quote reinforces this as a general statement. The next sentence gives the detail: tacote wood for the guitarrón top, then hand tools instead of power tools. So the order runs general claim, quote, examples.
- Slot 2 comes after the detailed example has ended with the tonal benefit, and the paragraph has moved on to the waitlist; the quote would arrive too late.
- Slot 3 sits between the waitlist and the celebrity clients, where the subject is demand and reputation, not technique.
- Slot 4 precedes the sisters' early start in the business, which is a new topic.
Slot 1 corresponds to option (D), labelled "Option 1".
Hence, the answer is (D).