Whose writing did the narrator memorize for Mrs. Flowers?
_____ a. a biblical psalm
_____ b. one of Shakespeare’s sonnets
_____ c. a description from Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice
_____ d. a passage from Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities
d. a passage from Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities
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Read Excerpt B below about immigration and answer the vocabulary question which follow.
Excerpt B For more than ten years (1991), sociologist Martin Jankowski did participant observation of thirtyseven gangs in Boston, Los Angeles, and New York City. Contrary to stereotypes, Jankowski did not find that the motive for joining was to escape a broken home (there were as many members from intact as from broken homes) or to seek a substitute family (since as many boys said they were close to their families as said they were not). Rather, the boys joined to gain access to money, to have recreation (including girls and drugs), to maintain anonymity in committing crimes, to get protection, and to help the community. This last reason may seem surprising, but in some neighborhoods gangs protect residents from outsiders. The boys also saw the gang as an alternative to the dead-end jobs held by their parents. Neighborhood residents are ambivalent about gangs. On the one hand, they fear the violence. On the other hand, many adults once belonged to gangs, [stating that] since gang members are the children of people who live in the neighborhood, they often provide better protection than the police. 1. The underlined phrase contrary to, as used in the excerpt, most nearly means a. in agreement with. b. similar to. c. in opposition to. 2. The underlined word intact most nearly means a. broken. b. uncaring. c. united. 3. Anonymity describes the situation in which a person is a. individualistic. b. unidentifiable. c. easily recognizable. 4. The underlined phrase dead-end jobs indicates that the boys who were surveyed a. had a distaste for their parents’ careers. b. idolized their parents’ careers. c. were indifferent about their parents’ careers. 5. As used in the excerpt, the underlined word ambivalent most nearly means a. determined. b. decisive. c. undecided.
Members of Congress benefit in many ways from belonging to a select group. They have access to private Capitol Hill gymnasium facilities; get low cost haircuts; receive free, close-in parking at the National and Dulles Airports near Washington; and get six free parking spaces per member in Capitol Hill garages—plus one free outdoor Capitol parking slot. They also avoid parking tickets because
of their congressional license plates and, until 1994, were not required to comply with most labor laws in dealing with their staffs. They eat in a subsidized dining room and enjoy free plants from the Botanical Gardens for their offices, free medical care, an inexpensive but generous pension plan, liberal travel allowances, and special tax considerations. Members of Congress are also granted generous franking privileges that permit them to mail newsletters, surveys, and other letters to their constituents. The annual cost of congressional mail has risen from $11 million in 1971 to almost $60 million today. Typically, the costs for these mailings rise enormously during election years. Congresspersons have the assistance of permanent professional staffs. More than 35,000 people are employed in the Capitol Hill bureaucracy. About half of this total consists of personal and committee staff members. The personal staff includes office clerks and secretaries; professionals who deal with media relations, draft legislation, and satisfy constituency requests for services; and staffers who maintain local offices in the member's home district or state. Congress also benefits from the expertise of the professional staffs of agencies that were created to produce information for members of the House and Senate. For example, the Congressional Research Service (CRS), a section of the Library of Congress, furnishes a computer-based record of contents and current legislative status of major bills that are under consideration. This record can be reviewed by staff members using computer terminals available in most offices. The Congressional Research Service is used by Congressmen to a. provide them with a list of current popular books. b. record information dealing with current foreign affairs. c. investigate the criminal backgrounds of potential candidates for Congress. d. keep them informed about current bills being considered.
INSTRUCTIONS: Examine each group of sentences and choose the topic sentence that has a more focused controlling idea.Choose.
A. My mother was an art major who studied oil painting. B. After taking a studio art class, I have a newfound appreciation for the artistic process.
Which of the following is a collective noun?
a. player b. team c. coach d. fan