Passage - 1 Seven-year-old Jim came home from the park without his new bicycle. "An old man and a little boy borrowed it," he explained. "They are going to bring it back at four o'clock." His parents were upset that he had given his expensive new bicycle, but were secretly proud of his kindness and faith. Came four o'clock, no bicycle. The parents were anxious. But at 4:30, the door bell rang, and there stood a happy man and a boy, with the bicycle and a box of chocolates. Jim suddenly disappeared into his bedroom, and then came running out. "All right," he said, after examining the bicycle. "You can have your watch back!" When Jim came home without his bicycle, his parents

The passage states, "His parents were upset that he had given his expensive new bicycle, but were secretly proud of his kindness and faith." Let's analyze the options: A) were angry with him: While "upset" can include anger, the phrase "but were secretly proud of his kindness and faith" suggests their emotion wasn't purely anger directed at Jim. Their upset was more about the situation of the expensive bicycle being gone. B) were worried: When an expensive item is given away by a child, parents naturally feel worried about its return or loss. "Upset" in this context strongly implies concern or worry. This is further reinforced later in the passage when the bicycle doesn't return at four o'clock, and "The parents were anxious." Anxiety is a strong form of worry. Therefore, worry was a significant component of their initial upset. C) did not feel concerned: This is directly contradicted by the statement that they were "upset that he had given his expensive new bicycle." Upset clearly indicates concern. D) were eager to meet the old man and the little boy: There is no indication of eagerness. Their primary feeling was upset/worry about the bicycle, not anticipation of meeting the borrowers. The most accurate description of the parents' initial feeling, encompassing their "upset" about the expensive bicycle and consistent with their later "anxiety," is that they were worried. The final answer is B