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English, 18.02.2021 18:40 zhenhe3423

“Where but the moment before was only the wide desolation and invincible roar, is now a man, erect, full-statured, not struggling frantically in that wild movement, not buried and crushed and buffeted by those mighty monsters, but standing above them all, calm and superb, poised on the giddy summit, his feet buried in the churning foam, the salt smoke rising to his knees, and all the rest of him in the free air and flashing sunlight, and he is flying through the air, flying forward, flying fast as the surge on which he stands. Based on the passage above, the reader can infer that .
a.
Jack London is amazed at the skill of the Hawaiian surfers.
c.
Jack London respects the abilities of the Hawaiian surfers.
b.
Jack London expected the surfer to be crushed by the waves
d.
all of the above

Please select the best answer from the choices provided

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B
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