Answer: A.
Explaniton:
Although you might not want to speak publicly about your project, if you do good enough you'll be rewarded! We aren't rewarded when actually speaking with people, but its good to know you did well because that'll make you more confident to talk to others just the same way.
The correct answer is: Option A. Adopt the horses.
Given the context in the excerpt stating the individuals that would be "taking possession of the new horses" are official U.S. Marines, it can be inferred that this practice will take place within legal bounds, and therefore "stealing the horses" is out of context in this case. The intent of this activity is to use the horses as part of the Marines' activities, and as such, it is clear the Marines are planning to "adopt" the horses, not "borrow" them.
Answer:
The first sentence has an idiom: over the moon
Explanation:
Both the second and 3rd sentence do not contain figurative language
the 4th sentence contains a simile not an idiom
Answer:
E. reinforce one of the motifs of the passage
Explanation:
The lines "He did not know that he was dead, then" (paragraph1) and "And then he died. He did not know he was dead"
(paragraph 4) serve to do all the following EXCEPT reinforce one of the motifs of the passage.
The lines shows a connection between the two paragraphs, makes useful characterization and shows the speaker's desire for death. However, it does not reinforce one of the motifs of the passage.
When making a narration, a motif repetition can be used to show mood or produce the theme of the narration and this can be done primarily through imagery, or language.
