Answer: (d) I like trying new activities; therefore, I'm looking forward to learning to snowboard.
Explanation: a conjunctions is a word that joins or connects sentences or phrases, the word "therefore" is an adverb that acts like a conjunction (a conjunctive adverb). When we use words like "therefore", "however", "moreover" etc, to connect to independent clauses, we need to put a semicolon before those words, and a comma after: "I like trying new activities; therefore, I'm looking forward to learning to snowboard.
It’s A, the narrator is being persuasive.
According to the dictionary entry, the word 'regime' is (3.) a noun.
<u>The word 'regime' is a noun and it is mainly used to refer to a particular system of government of a country</u>. It usually has a negative connotation since it is associated with authoritarian governments. An example is: "The Nazi regime ended in 1945, the year in which Germany was defeated by the Allies". However, the word 'regime' can also be used to refer to an ordered way of operating and organizing things. It also functions as a noun in this sense.