Choose the correct answer.

which phrase from the paragraph best the reader understand the meaning of the underlined sentence?

for a couple of years, beverly put out food for the cat next door. she thought her neighbors didn’t feed their cat enough or pay much attention to it. even though the neighbors had moved a few weeks before, beverly continued to put food out. she found it hard to change her behavior, but she told herself, “old habits die hard.”

a.
continued to put food out

b.
pay much attention to it

c.
had moved a few weeks before

d.
hard to change her behavior