Question

excerpt from never give in by winston churchill british prime minister winston churchill gave this speech at the harrow school on october 29, 1941, during world war ii. \but for everyone, surely, what we have gone through in this period—i am addressing myself to the school—surely from this period of ten months, this is the lesson: never give in, never give in, never, never, never, never—in nothing, great or small, large or petty—never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense. never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy. we stood all alone a year ago, and to many countries it seemed that our account was closed, we were finished. all the tradition of ours, our songs, our school history, this part of the history of this country, were gone and finished and liquidated. \very different is the mood today. britain, other nations thought, had drawn a sponge across her slate. but instead our country stood in the gap. there was no flinching and no thought of giving in, and by what seemed almost a miracle to those outside these islands, though we ourselves never doubted it, we now find ourselves in a position where i say that we can be sure that we have only to persevere to conquer.\ 22 select the correct answer from each drop - down menu. read the excerpt. then choose the best way to complete the sentences. the author’s voice is confident and authoritative the phrase dropdown options: \britain, other nations thought, had drawn a sponge across her slate\, \we stood all alone a year ago, and to many countries it seemed that our account was closed\, \we can be sure that we have only to persevere to conquer\, \i am addressing myself to the school\ exemplifies this voice.

Explanation:

To determine the phrase that exemplifies a confident and authoritative voice, we analyze each option:

• The first option describes others' perception, not a confident assertion.
• The second option states a past situation, not a confident claim.
• The third option ("we can be sure that we have only to persevere to conquer") shows certainty and a strong, authoritative belief in success, matching the confident voice.
• The fourth option is just an address, not an authoritative statement.

Answer:

"we can be sure that we have only to persevere to conquer"