Using the drop-down menus, choose the best specific word for "difficult" to complete the sentences. use each word once. the race through the desert was; it was too long and hot, and my shoes were too tight. i had a great time with therace that included an obstacle course section. completing the race wasbecause my shoelaces kept breaking, the road was slippery in places, and the sun was in my eyes. the uphill section of the race was, and i felt that my legs would fall off and i wouldn't be able to keep going. however, i felt better on the way down.

grueling; challenging; problematic; exhausting

Explanation:

The race through the desert was  GRUELING ; it was too long and hot, and my shoes were too tight.

I had a great time with the   CHALLENGING     race that included an obstacle course section.

Completing the race was   PROBLEMATIC  because my shoelaces kept breaking, the road was slippery in places, and the sun was in my eyes.

The uphill section of the race was  EXHAUSTING  , and I felt that my legs would fall off and I wouldn't be able to keep going. However, I felt better on the way down.

themselves

an intensive pronoun is a pronoun that ends in self or selves, such as himself, herself, themselves, yourself, ourselves. since band members is a third person plural, the correct intensive pronoun would be themselves. if the band was talked about as a collective noun, itself would be the appropriate intensive pronoun. intensive pronouns are used to add emphasis to the noun it's modifying which is why it directly follows it.