Answer:
Around the year 1330, a poet and Buddhist monk named Kenko wrote Essays in Idleness
Explanation:
This is a hard one and I can see why you decided to post it here. B is most definitely wrong but the other three are all neck and neck. There are both even pros and cons of A and C but I think it would be more reasonable to adopt a general routine. So I think the answer would be C.
From the first sight I thought that all of the options are suitable, but then I realized that the most powerful tool that makes audience to listen (not just hearing) to pay attention to the most important part of speech is to slow down or pause. It is called situational semantic pause which is used during a speech, usually after the words on which people should be focused, so that the quiet will make audience comprehend its importance.
