*WILL MARK BRAINLIEST*

(20) The first year after we cleaned out the bed of the stream, the basin was bare and ugly. (21) But something strange happened. (22) By the end of the year, grass and plants that were hidden by trash began to grow. (23) I’ve always loved the smell of freshly cut grass. (24) The stream began to flow after winter rains, and more animals began to wander into the area to nibble in the clean, grassy basin.

(25) My brother and I went to the stream. (26) My brother was walking at a steady pace, but suddenly he stopped and held up his hand. (27) “Shh,” he whispered. (28) Up ahead about 10 yards, I could see a doe drinking from the creek, her head bent down. (29) I must have stepped on a dry leaf, because suddenly her ears popped up, and she looked right at us. (30) Then she sprang off into the woods.

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Thomas would like to provide a better transition between the fifth paragraph (sentences 20–24) and the sixth paragraph (sentences 25–30).

Which of the following should replace sentence 25 to achieve this goal?

A) One day my brother and I hiked down the cliffs into the basin to explore the stream.
B) Then my brother and I hurried to visit the stream to see the flowing water.
C) After a while my brother and I decided to go hiking, and we traveled to the stream.
D) In the meantime my brother and I thought it would be fun to explore the stream.

Answer:

C

Explanation:

“Short life and long fame for me,” said Achilles, fingering his sword.
So his father gave him fifty ships, fully manned, and Patroclus to go with him for his friend and sword-companion. And his mother, weeping still, armed him in his father's armor; glorious war gear that Hephaestus, the smith of the gods, had made for him.
—Black Ships Before Troy,
Rosemary Sutcliff
This passage means Achilles is destined toand be known for his.
This section helps confirm that a theme of the story is.

Deep in the Earth's crust, almost a mile beneath the ocean floor, a pool of superheated magma pushes against the surface layer of rock. At several thousand degrees Fahrenheit, the heat and pressure are awesome. The rock layer buckles, and a ridge on the ocean floor rises several meters before slamming downward and outward. The molten rock and superheated steam explode, and two huge rock plates, each thousands of miles wide, are pushed a few centimeters apart. A few centimeters doesn’t sound like much, but an entire continent has suddenly moved. The resulting earthquake sends an undersea shock wave across the ocean. Minutes later, thousands of miles away, that shock wave, called a tsunami, crashes into shore.The explanation for the forces that unleash killer tsunamis, massive earthquakes, and exploding volcanoes, lies in tectonic plates. These are the huge rock plates underneath the continents.
What can happen when tectonic plates move a few centimeters?
A. The atmosphere can become cooler.
B. Whole continents can move.
C. The ozone layer can thicken.
D. The moon can move closer to Earth.

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