So you're looking for 2 synonyms. B is the best answer, avert and prevent are synonyms of each other. The other choices are antonyms, or they're at least not synonyms.
I think it’s c or d. But I’m going with c.
Answer:
The lottery as in the book?
Explanation:
Hello. You forgot the answer options. The options are:
Don't worry about the content.
Be yourself
Forget about the audience.
Strive for absolute perfection.
Answer:
Strive for absolute perfection.
Explanation:
As you can see in the text shown in the question aciam, Macauley is not only concerned with the content of the speech, but also with how this speech will be presented. This shows that he wants to promote an activity with perfection, where all the elements were very well structured, thought out and rehearsed, leaving no mistake to escape. From this form we can see that Macauley strives for absolute perfection.
B. If anybody claims the ring you found, you’ll have to give it to him or her.
Singular Indefinite Pronoun: “anybody”