Answer:
A: It persuaded people to support space exploration
Explanation:
This speech was given by President John F Kennedy in Houston, Texas in 1962.
Every speech has a goal, so the easiest way to rate a speech as great is to check if it fulfilled that goal.
1960s were the decade of the great tensions between USA and USSR. One of the contributing factors, surely, was "The Space Race" between the two countries. USSR had already sent the first live mammal is space (dog Laika in 1957) and the first man in space (Yuri Gagarin in 1961), so the USA was falling behind in this race. They knew that they needed a big boost, so they started plans for space exploration. Of course, exploration of space demands huge amount of money, so in order for that to happen there needs to exist a huge and strong support from the people. That is exactly what this speech helped to achieve as we know that only few years later, Americans were the first to land on the Moon.
An adverb that starts with e could be each or eagerly.
The full question is:
Tarshis writes, “The Titanic’s crew had been warned that icebergs lurked in the ship’s path.” The word "lurked " *
1 point
A. suggests that icebergs were abundant in the Atlantic Ocean at that time.
B. tells readers that the ship was moving with great speed.
C. implies that the icebergs were not easily visible and posed a great threat to the ship.
D. indicates that the crew could have avoided the icebergs.
Answer:
C. implies that the icebergs were not easily visible and posed a great threat to the ship.
Explanation:
The word "lurked" refers to the word "lurk" which refers to something that is hidden and that makes it difficult to visualize in order to surprise and catch a person unawares and who was not paying enough attention, or who could not see what was hidden, hidden. Therefore, the use of the word "lurked" in the phrase above, means that icebergs were not easily visible and represented a major threat to the ship.
