Read this excerpt from winston churchill's "their finest hour" speech: there are many who would hold an inquest in the house of commons on the conduct of the governments . . during the years which led up to this catastrophe [world war ii]. they seek to indict those who were responsible for the guidance of our affairs. this also would be a foolish and pernicious process. . let each man search his conscience and search his speeches. which statement is the most reasonable inference about one of the underlying meanings of this excerpt? a. british leaders are good at making speeches but are incapable of taking action. b. british leaders did not lead the nation well in the years leading up to the war. c. british leaders in the house of commons are too corrupt to govern effectively. d. british leaders were not acting in good faith when they tried to prevent a war.

B.British leaders did not lead the nation well in the years leading up to the war.

In the passage is said that there are inquest in the conduct of governments during the year that lead up to the World War II, showing that there are doubts on how the country was handle during these hard times and Churchill suggest that everyone evaluate their own conscience and speeches, with this we can infer that British leaders did not lead the nation well in the years leading up to the war. The answer is B.

the illustration   that would give a reader a clear understanding of the text is a picture of men constructing the frame of a building.the frame is made of iron bars. the text describes the job of blacksmiths'. these were very organised and they had different names: "the driver" and "the heater". the text describes the way in which these men worked ; they worked iron pieces as if they were playing a sport. in fact, the text wants to show the men's skills. the text also puts some emphasis on the use of '' rivets'' in construction. this kind of nails were not always used in the construction of manhattan.

some examples:

"and with an underhand toss he hurled the smoking rivet straight at the catcher, who caught it in mid-air in his catching can." men's skills

"when the driver was ready for a new " the emphasis on the rivet ( special nail used in construction).

" it against a beam to remove any cinders, and jammed it into the waiting hole. " the emphasis on the rivet.

are there any choices to this question