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<em>D. And thanks to my first story, I’d already met most of the school administrators in person and had the beginnings of an actual list of sources for future stories.
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The last statement of this except give the solid idea of what the entire story was all about. The purpose of writing this report lied solely on the information that would be obtained from the ground. That is the parties that were affected were in the right position of giving the reporter information about their challenges. Therefore that is the reason why their last opinion counted to the article the reporter was writing.
Her mom is okay with it, which surprises the girl.
<span>B. "To date, few companies based in the United States have been willing to explore their options in Puerto Rico because of the high level of uncertainty about our political status, labor policy, and tax code compliance."
Options A and D should be eliminated immediately. They do not give a direct reason for slow economic development. Option C further develops option B. It states what companies are looking for, but does not say that Puerto Rico lacks these things. Option B states exactly what Puerto Rico is lacking which results in slow economic development.
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The answer to that question is C.
