Correct Answer:
A. distress
The correct option is distress. The phrase "in distress" is an idiom meaning in a state of extreme danger or difficulty, which fits the context of a ship needing help.
- "distressed" and "distressing" are adjectives.
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I think in this msqs the second form should be used that is (distressed) because already have been used second form picked up so it indicates the past verb ..