The correct answer is letter b.
The excerpt is written in the Simple Past and narrates a series of events that happened in a sequence.
Notice the verbs in the Simple Past : wept, wailed, fell, faded and died.
There is a verb missing in the part " the earth stiff and cold" The verb is grow, the Simple Past form is grew, therefore " the earth grew stiff and cold" is the correct way.
Letter A is wrong because there's a verb missing.
Letter C and letter D " the earth was growing stiff and cold" the verb grow is in the Past Continuos, " the leaves were falling from the sorrowing trees" the verb fall is also in the Past Continous breaking the pattern stablished.
1.1 million U.S. abortions each year.
Nearly 1 in 4 (22%) of pregnancies end in abortion50% of women now seeking abortion have had at least one previous abortion.
The U.S. abortion rate is among the highest of developed countries.
51% of abortions are performed on women less than 25 years of age.
Approximately 1/3 of American women have had an abortion by age 45.
<span>Abortion disproportionately affects black and Hispanic women.
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Arrogant due to his fortune and growing up around similar characters. Snobbish due to mistreatment perhaps from a close friend in his childhood. And above all, honest, which may be a product of good upbringing and certainly insight on his true character.
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I would not recommend putting your school name online...
