Question

being an olympic athlete is an intense experience. not only are the athletes under an incredible amount of pressure from their coaches while training, but the whole world watches them as they compete against other highly skilled athletes. if an athlete wins a medal, it is a moment of tremendous individual and national pride. which phrase is similar in meaning to intense? extremely comfortable extremely enjoyable extremely powerful extremely hopeful

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze the context of "intense" in the passage (pressure, world watching, high - stakes competition) and the options:

• "extremely comfortable" is incorrect as the Olympic experience isn't about comfort.
• "extremely enjoyable" is wrong because the passage focuses on pressure, not enjoyment.
• "extremely powerful" fits as the experience has strong, intense elements like pressure and high - level competition.
• "extremely hopeful" is incorrect as hope isn't the main aspect of the "intense" experience.

Answer:

C. extremely powerful (assuming the third option is labeled C; if the original options had different labels, adjust accordingly based on the option order: first option A, second B, third C, fourth D)