For the first question, the answer would be D. (It supports the idea that living in a foreign country is the smartest way to learn a new language)
D: Language researchers found that students who lived in a foreign country learned the new language sixty-five percent faster than students learning at home.
The counterclaim is something that counteracts the statement. Therefore, for the second questions, the answer should be B.
B: However, learning to play an instrument has been proven to improve grades and test performance.
Answer:
d
I hope you get it right.............
In general, an essay should have an introduction (one paragraph), a body (number of paragraphs depends on the topic and how many words it shoud have, but it should have at least 3 paragraphs) and a conclusion (one paragraph).
As for the content, you can write about the topic in general, but it would be easier if you chose a specific example. It can be a true story, or you can make one up, since it is far more important how you write it, than whether it is true or not. One of the easiest examples would be a parent or grandparent.
You could start by saying that a great number of people pass through a persons life and that we look at other peoples behaviour, replicate the things we like and dismiss the ones we don't. Everyone looks up to someone, especially when we are young and impressionable and at different points of our lives we admire different people. If you are writing about a family member, you should say that there was one person that you especially admired and always looked up to. You could write about your early childhood and how impressed you were by that person, how wise/interesting/brave you thought they were. You should mention the things that that peson taught you, how he/she affected the decisions you made. Later, you could write about how you grew up, changed, and how you see things differently, but that person is still your hero and that you wouldn't be the person that you are today without him/her.
For me, the answer is letter D.
Only choice D has the technical words associated to geography. The rest of the choices contain common words that any mundane could use. But choice D talks about geology itself in the ocean which is highly influenced by drilling and mining. Knowledgeable readers would understand this because drilling and mining require workers to tap into the geological rocks deep beneath the ground which may cause a significant alteration in the oceanic geology.
