You get information from the person who is speaking
The correct answer is letter B. It describes the inner battle Malik fights over whether or not to swim in the last race.
The first paragraph of the excerpt introduces the character of <em>Malik </em>and explains how his ankle got injured as well as how it noticeably hurt him despite his denying the fact in front of <em>"everyone, including coach Davis"</em>.
The second paragraph explains the competition at hand and deepens into Maliks inner fear of his ankle breaking which would spoil the final event in the competition "the relay race".
Next in the text, the character of Sean, as replacement swimmer comes into the picture to help Malik be released of his self-imposed responsability and swim for a successful first place in the competition. This allows Malik to feel proud of his decision to come clean on his inner struggle and get support as they celebrate their victory.
Choice A. is an example of an idiom. Notice that it uses the words "his mood came out of left field." It's not to be taken literally. Idioms are expressions whose meaning is not predictable from the usual meanings.
Examples are:
"It's raining cats and dogs!"
- It's not literally raining cats and dogs like animals are falling from the sky. It means that the rain is heavy and it may refer to storm with winds.
"It costs me an arm and a leg."
- It doesn't really mean that you have to give up your body parts. It may refer to something so hard to get that you have to work really hard for it, causing your body to get tired and maybe it costs a lot that you need to give your body parts for it.
I hope you get it! :)
The correct answer is to provide a context clue for "over the moon."
So we know that the boy was over the moon, that he was very happy because of something that previously happened. Obviously, we want to know the reason why he was so over the moon, and by adding the information that his essay won first place, we got that context we were previously lacking.
Answer:
I agree with the setting theory agenda.
Explanation:
The setting theory agenda states that people in a community pay more attention to social problems that are highlighted in the country's news coverage, because they believe that it is these news that deserve attention and that are really important.
We can agree that this theory is correct, as we do not believe that relevant information will no longer be exposed in the media, since we live in a country that has freedom of expression. However, we must question this behavior. That's because, the media may even be committed to information, but in the end they are more concerned with the audience of their vehicles. In this way, important information can be left out, as it does not present the possibility of promoting a good audience.
