The answer to the following questions that you have give are the following and please don't post to many question in just one posting
#1 b.chugging up a mountain.
#2 d.seriousness.
#3 <span>a. a solid background in reading and writing</span>
#4 c.reputation.
#5 b.boredom
#6 <span>b.disrespectful to God.
I hope you are satisfied with my answer and feel free to ask for more </span>
Germany and Japan favored military solutions more than the United States did. I think the militaristic nations felt they had more to prove on the world stage. For Germans, rearmament became a point of national pride. For the Japanese, imperialism played a similar role. By contrast, Americans entered World War I reluctantly, and they remained reluctant to enter World War II until the bombing of Pearl Harbor left them with few alternatives.
I believe that the most fitting answer for this question would be true. You can listen for many different purposes. For example, you can listen to learn something new, as you do in class. You can listen to enjoy something, such as music or a story. You can listen to understand someone else's feelings, such as when your friend is sad and is telling you about their problems. You can listen to respond in an argument, such as when you are in a heated debate and must prepare an answer. Hope this helps.
The answer is B. They both make comparisons, but simile uses as or like.
