A college freshman returned to his dorm room and found that his mother had come for a surprise visit. She wanted to find out how he was doing, adjusting to college life
"How do you get along with the other students?" she asked.
"Mom," he replied, "all the guys on this hall are so loud. The one on that side keeps banging something on the wall and won't stop. The one on the other side screams and screams all night."
"Oh dear!" his mother said. "How can you put up with such noisy neighbors?"
"Well," he answered, "I just ignore them and keep playing my drums.
The purpose of the story is
a. to narrate a story about a college freshman.
b. to persuade college freshmen to counter act when dorms are noisy.
c. to criticize how a college freshman dealt with a noisy dorm.
The tone of the story is
a. persuasive. b. condescending. c. amusing.
a, c
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
For each item, decide whether the topic listed for the paragraph is too broad, too narrow, or the
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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Schreiben Sie den richtigen Buchstaben neben die richtige Zahl.
_____ 1. die Wende _____ 2. deprimierend _____ 3. spüren _____ 4. reagieren _____ 5. abgemacht a. drückend b. ahnen c. Das hört sich gut an. d. eine Reaktion haben e. die Wiedervereinigung