Write the subject in the center of the paper.
Plural verbs go with singular subjects (False), so (D) is your answer.
An example would be "The cat are fun."
Breathe deeply and think positively. Breathing deeply will help to calm his nerves and clear his mind and help him to compose himself and thinking positively will allow him to see how he has been successful and what are the reasons for his success to share with the audience and realizing that since it is impromptu the audience will probably be more forgiving than if he had a prepared speech.
The answer is: contrasting images.
Contrasting means differing strikingly or in opposition to.
In the first description, the man is portrayed as representing "both steel and velvet," which means that he is as hard and strong as an alloy of carbon and iron, and as soft as velvet at the same time. In the second writing, the man is depicted as being both intensely exceptional and incredibly modest, without the least feeling of superiority.