Answer:
The cost of the article has rose sharply.
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D.) To create an opportunity to disprove the argument (APEX class ;)
I think it’s to fasten firmly. After the word secure it says “or attach”.
A soliloquy<span> is an utterance or discourse by a person who is talking to himself or herself or is disregardful of or oblivious to any hearers present (often </span>used<span> as a device in </span>drama<span> to disclose a character's innermost thoughts). If there are others on stage, it is a protracted aside.</span>
The answer is D and B, I am 100% sure they are correct