Read the paragraph. Evelyn traveled up the road. She could win, but the climb up Heartbreak Hill wouldn’t be easy. The sound of the rasping breathing of her competitors trailed close behind her. She shifted gears and began going toward the finish line. Which sentence best uses specific words? Evelyn traveled up the road. She could win, but the climb up Heartbreak Hill wouldn’t be easy. The sound of the rasping breathing of her competitors trailed close behind her. She shifted gears and began going toward the finish line.

C. The sound of the rasping breathing of her competitors trailed close behind her.

Explanation:

Specific words are used usually to give more details about the environment that the characters are in or the situation that the characters are going through. Here, we see that Evelyn is in some kind of race, but most of the sentences are generally stating that it was difficult.

In order to support that statement that the climb wouldn't be easy, the author included the sentence "The sound of the rasping breathing of her competitors trailed close behind her". These details indicate that it's a close race, which may be part of the reason why the race and the climb would be difficult.

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id say it means hes fearful and/or cautious

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