The correct answer is B: Rich Londoners are quick to bet huge sums of money to settle trivial arguments. This is because they were betting whether or not he would starve in a month. This is of course, not an actual concern and just an exaggeration, since rich people don't starve.
"Farfalle" is bow tie pasta
The answer is A!
It should read;
Looking toward the south, I saw a funnel shaped cloud stir up the dust.
The cloud can't see so a noun had to be added.
<span>A. The policemen of this city are underpaid. Should be in gender neutral (police officers)
B. There are lots of girls who work as firefighters or police officers. (noun girls is emphasized which gives this sentence a negative connotation)
C. Would someone please call a firefighter? (correct answer)
D. A firefighter must always remember his personal breathing apparatus (pronoun his used instead of its)</span>
Hmmm I think its B a simile: <span>a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid</span>