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lend themselves to ______.
A. a standard definition
B. a qualifying definition
C. a personal definition
D. an invented definition
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Read the following selection from a business textbook. Respond to the questions that follow by choosing the letter of the correct answer.
Wild Management Works at Wild Rumpus Bookstore (1) It has become increasingly difficult for small, independent children’s bookstores to compete with discount superstores and giant, powerful chains like Borders and Barnes & Noble. (2) , according to the Association of Booksellers for Children, fifteen to twenty percent of these specialty stores go out of business every year. (3) in Minneapolis, one small, independently owned children’s bookstore is thriving. (4) The Wild Rumpus, as it is called, has nearly doubled its annual sales over the last three years. (5) What gives the Wild Rumpus its edge are its owners and managers, Collette Morgan and Tom Braun. (6) Morgan, previously a book buyer for a large chain, and Braun, formerly a college theater teacher, believe that children, not parents, are their customers. (7) They work hard at staying in touch with the needs and desires of their little customers and have fitted out the Wild Rumpus in the following ways. (8) ______, the store has two front doors, one standard size and one four-feet high and painted purple. (9) , vines have been painted on the walls, giving the store a whimsical1 feel. (10) __, stars appear on the ceiling in vivid colors. (11) Fourth, a “haunted shed” provides hours of fun for the children of shoppers. (12) ____, a menagerie2 of birds, cats, lizards, fish, rats, a salamander, a rooster, and a tarantula are kept in the store so that a grown-up shopper may well ask, “Is this a zoo or a bookstore?” (13) For Morgan and Braun, exceptional management means not only effective planning and implementation but also the ability to generate creative ideas. (14)traditional bookstores hold book signings to promote sales of one specific book, Wild Rumpus holds “events” on topics that generate interest in a whole range of related topics—and of course, in books that pertain to them. (15) For example, at one event, a local archaeology professor gave a mummification lesson. (16), the children’s interest was stimulated not just in mummies but in many other aspects of ancient Egypt as well. (17) event featured a rock concert performed with power tools. (18) Morgan and Braun come up with most ideas for the events, they delegate the responsibility of organizing and running them to an employee specifically hired for the purpose. (19) This employee also produces a quarterly newsletter that incorporates ideas offered by the entire staff, which includes eight part-time salespeople. (20) ______, Braun and Morgan turned down a request from Minneapolis’s Mall of America to open a Wild Rumpus there. (21) That Wild Rumpus can flourish outside the world’s largest mall, while so many small specialty stores on Main Streets throughout America have died, is further evidence of its owners’ creativity and excellent management skills. Which of the following sentences begins with a contrast transition? a. 9 b. 10 c. 12 d. 14
Crane compares a wounded heart to
Stephen Crane (1871-1900), an American novelist and poet, is best known as the author of The Red Badge of Courage, a novel about a young soldier whose romantic notion of heroism is shattered in the trenches of the Civil War. Although Crane never served in the military, he saw his share of war and death as a journalist covering conflicts in foreign countries. “War is Kind” by Stephen Crane Do not weep, maiden, for war is kind. Because your lover threw wild hands toward the sky And affrighted steed ran on alone. Do not weep War is kind. Hoarse, booming drums of the regiment, Little souls who thirst for fight, These men were born to drill and die. The unexplained glory flies above them, Great is the battle-god, great, and his kingdom – A field where a thousand corpses lie. Do not weep, babe, for war is kind. Because your father tumbled in the yellow trenches, Raged at his breast, gulped and died, Do not weep War is kind. Swift blazing flag of the regiment, Eagle with crest of red and gold, Those men were born to drill and die, Point for them the virtue of slaughter, Make plain to them the excellence of killing And a field where a thousand corpses lie. Mother, whose heart hung humble as a button On the bright splendid shroud of your son, Do not weep War is kind. a. a son b. a button c. a shroud d. a losing regiment
They simulate frightening circumstances that lie outside the realm of ordinary life, providing a fun shot of "adrenaline" without putting anyone in actual danger.
a) alcoholic drink b) excitement c) stress hormone d) physical stress