Marcus looked at the boys on either side of him and wondered whether they were as nervous as he was. The first race of the year was always the hardest. Marcus didn’t care much about winning; his only goal was to cross that finish line. When the gun went off, Marcus sprinted out of the blocks. He focused on his stride and ignored the fact that he was falling inches behind the lead. He cleared the first hurdle easily, but his foot caught the second one, and he tumbled to the track. Resigned to his fate, Marcus got up, eager as ever to get his first race over with. which sentence from the text supports the prediction that marcus will finish the race?
A He focused on his stride and ignored the fact that he was falling inches behind the lead.
B He cleared the first hurdle easily, but his foot caught the second one, and he tumbled to the track.
C When the gun went off, Marcus sprinted out of the blocks.
D Resigned to his fate, Marcus got up, eager as ever to get his first race over with.

Read sentence 13 from the draft. some plants retain a great deal of their foliage through much of the spring and summer, but the leaves do not retain their green color for long. which detail would be best to add after sentence 13 to develop the topic? a. since the green color of the leaves that are bright and abundant during the warmer months will disappear by the time it is fall, it is important that the leaves are trimmed and kept freshly cut so that they will last for as long as possible. b. while the temperature outside may dictate when the fall colors of leaves appear, it is only one of many environmental factors that play a part in the changing of colors from green leaves to fall-colored leaves during the cooler months. c. if people want to enjoy the green color of leaves longer, trees should be planted where the environment is warmer and the days longer because chlorophyll in the leaves can only be manufactured and replaced with sunlight and warmth. d. the green chlorophyll normally masks the fall-colored pigments during the warmer months, but as sunlight becomes less abundant and trees become frozen, the fall colors of leaves become more visible as chlorophyll disappears.