Acomparison without the words like or as is a metaphor simile

using the words like or as is a simile but if you are not using it than it could be a metaphor

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The correct answer is a Metaphor because a simile compares things USING like and as while a metaphor does not.

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a. "to practice" is the best phrase to complete the sentence.

explanation:

during the summer, she likes to practice her soccer skills so that she is ready to play in the fall.

(note that : all the other options "the practicing of", "practice for" and "to do a practice on" are inappropriate as they make the sentence grammatically incorrect.)