He learns from Friar John about the plans
The audience that the passage most likely addresses is:" people of North Carolina" (Option A)
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Who is an Audience?</h3>
An audience is the target set of persons who the author of a text specifically had in mind when writing an article.
Notice that the first paragraph reads: "As a concerned citizen of Triston and member of the North Carolina Conservation of Nature Council, I am asking for the community's help with a serious issue."
Hence the correct option is option A.
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Answer: D. to inform readers about Blair's apology
Explanation:
The article excerpt provides information about Blair's apology in an unbiased way, meaning that it doesn´t intend to convince the reader of whether an apology was in order or not.
Option A is incorrect because the idea that British diplomats had allegedly been working non-stop is how Blair, and not the article, intends to persuade people not to blame them. Option B is incorrect because the article doesn´t ask or even hint for people to help British survivors. Option C is incorrect because the article is not meant to explain why Britons were deserted, but to inform how Blair considers they were not deserted at all.