A subject in which there has been lots of interest recently is the acquisition of language. 'Normal'

The writer thinks that, Britten's works Peter
Grimes and Billy Budd in particular ______. 
A) can be regarded as being of minor interest 
B) are lacking in artistic qualities 
C) show the human condition in a most effective
manner 
D) have earned Britten international fame 
E) demonstrate the decline of his creativity 
Short Advanced Reading Comprehension Test 35 With MCQs and Answers 
 By visiting the link below, you can access the online version of this test and see the most recent updates. 
https://www.englishtestsonline.com/short-advanced-reading-comprehension-test-35-with-mcqs-and-answers/
 
www
.englishtestsonline.com

---

24. Benjamin Britten (1913-76) did as much as anyone to
establish English music on the forefront of the
international stage. Much of his music seems to have
an immediate appeal to large audiences and
definitely his many stage works earned him quite
exceptional prestige both at home and abroad. Peter
Grimes (1945), Billy Budd (1951). Gloriana (1953),
and A Midsummer Night's Dream (1960) all show his
mastery of stage technique and the first two are also
moving human documents. On a smaller scale, he
has achieved as much with his chamber operas as
such as The Rape of Lucretia (1946), Albert Herring
(1947), The Turn of the Screw (1954). His operatic
output was crowned by Death in Venice (1973). If he
had written nothing else, these dramatic works would
have marked him out as a composer of outstanding
imaginative gifts.
It is inferred from the passage that Britten's
works ______. 
A) earned him a fortune in his lifetime 
B) were popular for a comparatively short period of
his life