We stand for organized terror – this should be frankly admitted. Terror is an absolute necessity during times of revolution. Our aim is to fight against the enemies of the Soviet Government and of the new order of life. We judge quickly. In most cases only a day passes between the apprehension of the criminal and his sentence. When confronted with evidence criminals in almost every case confess; and what argument can have greater weight than a criminal's own confession. –Felix Dzerzhinsky, 1918 What can be inferred about the Soviet government based on this passage?

line 5 is one of them idk the other one

smiling at my mother, when i cleaned my room, to ask my parents for a favor

the statement that best summarizes samantha's claim is c. fast food restaurants would profit from offering vegan meals.

samantha explains her experience as a vegan going to eat to fast food restaurants and she concludes her argument by saying "by not offering vegan meals, fast food restaurants are missing out on additional sales." in this conclusion, readers can infer that samantha believes fast food restaurants would increase their sales if they offered vegan meals and, thus, profit from it.

"to cut the cord" means to cease to rely upon someone or to become independent.   i think, perhaps, your question was multiple choice.   if not, i'm not entirely sure what you mean by select two options. hope this at least a little!