The underlined words are : "allay the discontent". To Allay means to enervate or reduce. Discontentment simply means dissatisfaction. Hence the "following alternatives to the underlined portion would NOT be acceptable: is "justify the gratification" (Option A). Note that this is a text of knowledge of synonyms.
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D-the author is speculating but not proving concrete evidence
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1 he does a perfect handstand on the bulls horns
COMMENT IF WRONG
Answer:
... because the word order is backwards
Explanation:
English follows a fixed word order: S V O (subject - verb - object)
The sentence as written shows V O S, which creates a nonstandard English sentence.
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Explanation:
The answer is A) using descriptive imagery to emphasize the pain he felt.
This is because in paragraph 6 he uses descriptive imagery and says "my eyes flinging tears like a sprinkler" ... "He backed up and slowly, like a tank, advanced" ... "with what looked like a cracker in its beak, when the tire climbed over my ankle and sparks of pain cut through my skin."