in that paragraph, the expression Mounting evidence could be a bit confusing, but it indicates that there's been reaserch about it before, and that it all points in the same direction, the more research proving the same point means the data is convincing. The answer is D.  
 
        
                    
             
        
        
        
It might be summarized that the poet believes that England brings hopes and glory. People is free. British people are proud of their nation. God protects the land and made the land powerful. God will make the nation even more stronger in the future. 
        
                    
             
        
        
        
Answer: whether, weather
Explanation: Looking at the Grey sky, Becky wondered WHETHER the WEATHER would ruin the class trip. 
 Weather and whether although having a similar pronunciation do not perform same function in a sentence. 
 Weather is used to describe the temperature and precipitation activity at a certain point in time while WHETHER is a word used as a condition between two likely outcomes. 
 
        
             
        
        
        
Answer:
Metaphor
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Explanation:
it compares without using like or as
 
        
                    
             
        
        
        
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