I think B is your best shot here
The correct answer is:
"Psalm" suggests that the passage of time cannot defeat the soul, while "Auspex" indicates that it can.
"A Psalm of Life", usually subtitled "What the Heart of the Young Man Said to the Psalmist", is a poem composed by American writer Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
James Russell Lowell (1819-1891) was an American poet and diplomat.
They both were part of the Fireside Poets, a group of New England writers among the first American poets who competed with British poets.
Answer: B. Quotes from a well-respected author
Explanation: an audience is a group of spectators at a public event; listeners or viewers collectively, as in attendance at a theater, speech, or concert. Before a formal audience, we should prepare a formal speech, which should be very correct and serious rather than relaxed and friendly, and usually doesn't have visual aids. From the given options, the only one that would be appropriate for a speech before a formal audience is to include quotes from a well-respected author.
The best way to eliminate wordiness is the following:
<em> The audience gave the guest speaker a standing ovation.</em>
Wordiness is the use of more words than necessary to express an idea. The phrase <em>"to give a standing ovation"</em> already comprises the ideas of "rose up" and <em>"applauded"</em>. Thus, they are not necessary in the sentence. Replacing those words with the words <em>"gave the guest speaker a standing ovation"</em> is the right way to eliminate wordiness in that sentence.
