The strongest answer in my opinion would be (Answer B) i mean that is just an educated guess because i could be wrong.
<span>be academically successful.</span>
The verb is is because it "is" the plant.
Answer: It’s surprising that the author is “not worried,” even though drowning or other harm
seems possible. He is “more amazed than anything” at feeling protected by the river. His feeling of being “one with this river” is unexpected, because experiencing a severe storm while being vulnerable in a canoe usually creates the feeling of fear.
Explanation:This is how he fells I got the answer correct.
There is a conflict between rumor and reality in this excerpt.
On one hand, we have the rumor - that Nick became engaged to someone, and everybody heard it was true. However, on the other hand, we have the reality - that he in fact is not engaged, thus the whole story is just a gossip rather than something that actually happened.
