Question

take another look at the excerpt from reagans farewell speech.

\we must keep up our guard, but we must also continue to work together to lessen and eliminate tension and mistrust. my view is that president gorbachev is different from previous soviet leaders. i think he knows some of the things wrong with his society and is trying to fix them. we wish him well. and well continue to work to make sure that the soviet union that eventually emerges from this process is a less threatening one. what it all boils down to is this: i want the new closeness to continue. and it will, as long as we make it clear that we will continue to act in a certain way as long as they continue to act in a helpful manner.\

—ronald reagan
farewell speech

reagan said the united states would continue to be close to the soviet union as long as the soviet union:

elected a new leader.
became a democracy.
acted helpfully.
kept gorbachev as its leader.

Explanation:

Analyze the excerpt for the condition of closeness

The excerpt states: "I want the new closeness to continue. And it will, as long as we make it clear that we will continue to act in a certain way as long as they continue to act in a helpful manner."

Match the condition to the options

Reagan's condition for continuing the closeness is that the Soviet Union must "continue to act in a helpful manner." This directly corresponds to the option "acted helpfully."

Answer:

• elected a new leader.
• became a democracy.
• acted helpfully. (Correct answer)
• kept Gorbachev as its leader.