Answer:
Two themes that can be identified in the passage are failure and perseverence. Failure can be seen when Mia was 'disappointed' when her name wasn't on the team roster. However after 'a full year of dedicated practice', she made it onto the swim team. This shows her perseverance to work to what she wanted.
D. getting what you desire does not guarantee happiness
<em>The</em><em> </em><em>answer</em><em> </em><em>is</em><em> </em><em>c</em><em> </em><em>because</em><em> </em><em>they</em><em> </em><em>are</em><em> </em><em>more</em><em> </em><em>likely</em><em> </em><em>to</em><em> </em><em>corrode</em><em> </em><em>than</em><em> </em><em>metel</em><em> </em><em>pipes</em>
True, because we still learn about sentences in 6th grade (from what i can remember).