you
it should be "yourself"
Never stop challenging yourself to do better.
D. Several factors led to the beginning of World War I.
The topic sentence from the passage shows us that it follows a cause and effect pattern. It sets the reader up to understand that the rest of the passage will be about several factors that caused World War I. The rest of the options are the different factors that led to World War I. They do not use key words that would indicate a cause and effect patterns like the words "Several" and "led" do in the first sentence.
b)It is to persuade people to join the gym.
The text begins with a description of the different things that the gym has to offer. It then goes on to specifically address the audience by using the word "you" and listing the hours that the gym is open for the audience's convenience. The text then discusses why the new gym is better than other gyms and continues to list the features that it thinks will be appealing to the people. The text ends with an incentive for people to join the gym before the end of the month. While there are details about a gym, the reason behind those details is to persuade people to sign up. The text does not give specific instructions about how to sign up or why exercise is important.
3. B (afraid to embarrass)
4. A ( Laughingstock of the party)
5. D (flashback)