Alvin wanted to be an astronaut when he grew up. he liked the idea of driving a land rover across the silent expanses of the moon. he often imagined himself floating outside a spaceship as the green earth rotated thousands of miles below. and without a doubt, he knew he’d look great in a spacesuit.

the paragraph was most likely written to?

a. persuade the reader that alvin will make a good astronaut.
b. inform the reader on how alvin plans on becoming an astronaut.
c. convince the reader that alvin should study more about astronauts.
d. entertain the reader with alvin’s dreams of becoming an astronaut.

D) entertain the reader with Alvin’s dreams of becoming an astronaut.

Explanation: When writing, an author can have different purposes, like entertaining, persuading, criticizing, informing, etc. From the given options, the one that best represents the purpose of the paragraph, is the corresponding to option D, with the description of Alvin's dreams (becoming an astronaut, floating outside a spaceship, etc), the author most likely wants to entertain the reader.

most likely the answer would be a.) cupidity

definitions:

cupidity - greed for money or possessions

hydrophobia - extreme or irrational fear of water, especially as a symptom of rabies in humans

pathology - the science of the causes and effects of diseases, especially the branch of medicine that deals with the laboratory examination of samples of body tissue for diagnostic or forensic

patho -   relating to disease

the correct answer would be d.