Read each of the following paragraphs and respond to the questions that follow by choosing the letter of the correct answer.
In developing nations, bottle-feeding is potentially disastrous. Often the only water available to prepare formula is contaminated; the result is that infants have chronic diarrhea, leading to dehydration and sometimes death. Or in an effort to conserve valuable formula, parents may ignore instructions and use less formula than indicated when making milk; the resulting “weak” milk leads to malnutrition. For these reasons, the World Health Organization strongly advocates breast-feeding as the primary source of nutrition for infants and toddlers in developing nations.
Word(s) in the topic sentence that indicate(s) a specific pattern is/are
a. developing.
b. is potentially disastrous
c. bottle-feeding.
d. In.
b. is potentially disastrous
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C. Question culturelle. Name four areas of technology in which France is a world leader. (You may answer in English.)
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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. What is the organizational pattern used in the first paragraph? a. listing b. time order c. spatial order d. classification
Forming generalizations based on specific details
Read the passage and answer the questions that follow. Choose the correct letter. I'll never forget the scare I had while I was in high school. It was not caused by my other classmates or by a particular teacher. Rather, it was during a band trip. I packed up my flute and music one wintry day and loaded the bus with the rest of the band. We were excited and happy that we were going out of the school for the day and playing Christmas carols at a jewelry store in the center of Allentown, Pennsylvania, on Hamilton Street. We had strict orders from Mr. Reimschissel, our director, to make sure we do not stop playing no matter what until he cuts us off with his baton. He was concerned that we would watch the shoppers and not focus on the music. We set up our stands when we got there and tuned up. We played a couple of holiday favorites like "White Christmas" and "Sleigh Ride." While we were playing "Sleigh Ride," something happened that really sent shivers down my spine. There were a couple of shouts and a man with a dark ski mask came running in the store. He knocked into our bass fiddle player who nearly fell, but somehow retained his balance. Right on his heels were two police officers that had their guns out. The man with the mask stopped at the jewelry counter while one policeman told him his rights and proceeded to handcuff him. Most of the people in the store were frozen still, but somehow we played the rest of "Sleigh Ride" to the very end. What month did this incident take place? a. September b. December c. March d. May
Most of Sexton’s “Cinderella” straightforwardly retells a version of thefamous fairy tale. But in the beginning and ending of the poem, how does Sexton change the story?
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