The answer is 'by not fulfilling expectations'. The other options don't really surprise the reader, and if the plot is going into one direction, and then what you'd expect to happen doesn't actually happen, you are surprised, and the element of irony is achieved.
Answer:
D.
is one of the hardest workers he has ever seen
Explanation:
This is an excerpt from <em>Into the Wild</em>, “I’ve given jobs to lots of hitchhikers over the years, ' says Westerberg. 'most of them weren’t much good, didn’t really want to work. It was a different story with Alex. <em>He was the hardest worker I’ve ever seen."</em>
1. A
2. D
3. E
4. G
5. H
6. I
7. J
8. B
9. F
10. C
The correct answer to this question is C to unite the colonists against the British government.