HELP PLS Why does the author use a problem-solution text structure in
the paragraph?
Read the excerpt from Team Moon.
The trouble with option 2 was that the venting might push the
fuel to an unstable condition. Or, another possible outcome
of the "burping": what if the landing gear hadn't deployed
correctly? Could any movement, or any resulting burst-no
matter how small-tip the LM over? Many a voice in the
debate thought the safest option was to abort-now! But that
opinion was quickly overruled by the Grumman and NASA
leadership (who were confident of the landing gear), and the
consensus of the leaders was that it would be safe to gently,
gently burp the engine.
to help the reader understand the astronauts' feelings
about the landing
to help the reader understand the intense pressure of the
situation
to help the reader understand the similarities between the
leaders' options
to help the reader understand the process of "burping" an
engine

Match the definition to the word for a better understanding of the paragraph. 1 money does not buy happiness or security. 2john ringling, one of the five brothers of the ringling brothers circus, started out in 1884 with a trained horse and a performing bear. 3for over forty years, he worked hard at the family enterprise, bought up smaller circuses, and imported new acts. 4in the 1920s, he was rated as one of the world's wealthiest men and owned every sizable circus in the country. 5over 5,000 people were on his payroll, and over 240 railroad cars were in his retinue each time the circus moved. 6at the time of his death, however, he was a nervous, unhappy man; he was also bankrupt and beset by lawsuits. 7his carefully built circus empire passed into alien hands. 8all those years of work had turned to dust. 1. business organization alien 2. group beset 3. without funds to pay debts retinue 4. troubled or harassed enterprise 5. strange; belonging to another person, place, country, or thing bankrupt

Which statement best describes the effect of the metaphor on the excerpt's meaning? o a. it compares the sloshing liquid to a river of water able to push apart the sidewalk o b. it makes the frozen crystals seem like friends to the city to contrast with what a deceitful foe they are. o c. it compares the frozen crystals to delicately lacy snowflakes having arn unexpected strength o d. it likens h20 molecules to hexagonal crystals, which are actually larger than people imagine.

The dragon wakes is a metaphor for a big event; what is the event how does moonshadows belief about dragons him understand what is happening