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The point at which a situation abruptly, and perhaps drastically, worsens. Mom already seemed annoyed, but the fat really hit the fire when she found out that you'd been lying to her. See also: fat, fire, hit.
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A. The issue was upsetting; the destruction of New Orleans by Hurricane Katrina.
The answer is:
A. understand that managing the moon landing while the lunar module had 30 seconds left of fuel required intense concentration.
In the excerpts the narrator mentions the lunar module had 30 seconds left of fuel, so the people who were in charge of the moon landing could not make a mistake, a miscalculation or lose their extraordinary focus. For example, one of the narrators states the men "could not afford to be wrong." Otherwise, the mission could have failed.
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The correct answer is letter A.
Explanation:
When you CONTEND for a championship you are competing for something. We can infer by the meaning of the prefix con- that implies relationship. In this case, when a competition is being held the two teams are rivals.
