Izzy just completed her shadowing experience with a bio engineer. She wants to show her appreciation for all that she learned. What should she do next? Buy lunch for the entire office using her mom's credit card. Send the engineer a bouquet of flowers. Tell her friends about her experience. Verbally thank all the workers she met for their time.

Which statement best evaluates the author's use of pacing in the passage? a. the author's use of pacing is not effective, because the imagery and figurative language don't adequately describe either the cheetah or the gazelle. b. the author's use of pacing is effective, because the imagery and figurative language speed up the action, making the scene come alive for the reader. c. the author's use of pacing is effective, because the long, complex sentences the reader fully understand the power and beauty of nature. d. the author's use of pacing is not effective, because the long, complex sentences distract from the sense of stress and anxiety the passage should convey.