Question

read the excerpt from president ronald reagans speech on the night before the 1980 presidential election.
i believe we can embark on a new age of reform in this country and an era of national renewal. an era that will reorder the relationship between citizen and government, that will make government again responsive to people, that will revitalize the values of family, work, and neighborhood and that will restore our private and independent social institutions.
the tone of this speech could best be described as expressing a feeling of
○ fear.
○ hope.
○ anger.
○ pride.

Explanation:

The excerpt from Reagan's speech talks about embarking on a new age of reform, national renewal, and positive changes like reordering citizen - government relationships, revitalizing values, and restoring social institutions. Words like "believe", "new age", "renewal" and the description of positive changes indicate a feeling of hope. Fear would involve negative or threatening language, anger would have accusatory or hostile tones, and pride would focus more on achievements or status, which is not the main focus here.

Answer:

B. hope