Question

read the excerpt from \daughter of invention\.
\maybe not. maybe, just maybe, theres something theyve missed thats important. with patience and calm, even a burro can climb a palm.\ this last was one of her many dominican sayings she had imported into her scrambled english.
which english idiom has the same meaning as the one underlined in this excerpt?
were all in the same boat.
you are barking up the wrong tree.
let sleeping dogs lie.
slow and steady wins the race.

Explanation:

1. Analyze the underlined idiom: "With patience and calm, even a burro can climb a palm" emphasizes achieving a goal through patience and steady effort.
2. Analyze each option:

• "We're all in the same boat": About shared circumstances, not patience/effort. Eliminate.
• "You are barking up the wrong tree": About pursuing the wrong path, not relevant. Eliminate.
• "Let sleeping dogs lie": About avoiding trouble, not patience/effort. Eliminate.
• "Slow and steady wins the race": Emphasizes patience and steady progress to succeed, matching the underlined idiom's meaning.

Answer:

D. Slow and steady wins the race.