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HELP SOMEONE PLEASE!

Answer 1

The swamp resembles a big dining-table for the birds. Wild grape-vines clamber to the tops of the highest trees, spreading umbrella-wise over the branches, and their festooned floating trailers wave as silken fringe in the play of the wind. The birds loll in the shade, peel bark, gather dried curlers for nest material, and feast on the pungent fruit. They chatter in swarms over the wild-cherry trees, and overload their crops with red haws, wild plums, papaws, blackberries and mandrake. The alders around the edge draw flocks in search of berries, and the marsh grasses and weeds are weighted with seed hunters. The muck is alive with worms; and the whole swamp ablaze with flowers, whose colours and perfumes attract myriads of insects and butterflies. 2 Wild creepers flaunt their red and gold from the treetops, and the bumblebees and humming-birds make common cause in rifling the honey-laden trumpets. The air around the wild-plum and redhaw trees is vibrant with the beating wings of millions of wild bees, and the bee-birds feast to gluttony. The fetid odours of the swamp draw insects in swarms, and fly-catchers tumble and twist in air in pursuit of them. 3 Every hollow tree homes its colony of bats. Snakes sun on the bushes. The water folk leave trails of shining ripples in their wake as they cross the lagoons. Turtles waddle clumsily from the logs. Frogs take graceful leaps from pool to pool. Everything native to that section of the country-underground, creeping, or a-wing--can be found in the Limberlost; but above all the birds. Dainty green warblers nest in its tree-tops, and red-eyed vireos choose a location below. It is the home of bell-birds, finches, and thrushes. There are flocks of blackbirds, grackles, and crows. Jays and catbirds quarrel constantly, and marsh-wrens keep up never-ending chatter. Orioles swing their pendent purses from the branches, and with the tanagers picnic on mulberries and insects. In the evening, night-hawks dart on silent wing; whippoorwills set up a plaintive cry that they continue far into the night; and owls revel in moonlight and rich hunting. At dawn, robins wake the echoes of each new day with the admonition, "Cheer up! Cheer up!" and a little later big black vultures go wheeling through cloudland or hang there, like frozen splashes, searching the Limberlost and the surrounding country for food. The boom of the bittern resounds all day, and above it the rasping scream of the blue heron, as he strikes terror to the hearts of frogdom; while the occasional cries of a lost loon, strayed from its flock in northern migration, fill the swamp with sounds of wailing. 4 Flashing through the tree-tops of the Limberlost there are birds whose colour is more brilliant than that of the gaudiest flower lifting its face to light and air. The lilies of the mire are not so white as the white herons that fish among them. The ripest spray of goldenrod is not so highly coloured as the burnished gold on the breast of the oriole that rocks on it. The jays are bluer than the calamus bed they wrangle above with throaty chatter. The finches are a finer purple than the ironwort. For every clump of foxfire flaming in the Limberlost, there is a cardinal glowing redder on a bush above it. These may not be more numerous than other birds, but their brilliant colouring and the fearless disposition make them seem so.

Answer 2

The imagery in paragraph 4 appeals primarily to the sense of


A)
sight.


B)
smell.


C)
sound.


D)
taste.
12)
Which phrase from the passage is an example of a SIMILE?


A)
rasping scream


B)
sounds of wailing


C)
as the white herons


D)
like frozen splashes
13)
The main purpose of the passage is to


A)
describe the food chain in an ecosystem such as the swamp.


B)
promote the need for conservation in our nation's wetlands.


C)
vividly illustrate the variety of bird life in the Limberlost region.


D)
create a vivid portrait of the plants, animals, and insects of the area.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

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Answer 5

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Answer 6

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Answer 7

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Answer 8

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Answer 9

Okay.

Answer 10

1. A) sight.

Answer 11

Thank you so much!

Answer 12

12. D) like frozen splashes

13. D) create a vivid portrait of the plants, animals, and insects of the area.

Answer 13

Can you help me with some more please if you don't mind?

Answer 14

Sure

Answer 15

1 Imagine you are a caveman out innocently picking berries when suddenly you come nose to nose with a sabre-tooth tiger. While you were simply gathering, the tiger was actually hunting, and the sight of you makes his mouth water.

2 Luckily for you, millions of years of evolution has endowed you with a set of automatic weapons that take over in the event of an emergency. At the sight of the tiger, your hypothalamus sends a message to your adrenal glands and within seconds, you can run faster, hit harder, see better, hear more acutely, think faster, and jump higher than you could only seconds earlier.

3 Your heart is pumping at two to three times the normal speed, sending nutrient rich blood to the major muscles in your arms and legs. The tiny blood vessels (called capillaries) under the surface of your skin close down (which consequently sends your blood pressure soaring) so you can sustain a surface wound and not bleed to death. Even your eyes dilate so you can see better.

4 All functions of your body not needed for the struggle about to commence are shut down. Digestion stops, sexual function stops, even your immune system is temporarily turned off. If necessary, excess waste is eliminated to make you light on your feet.

5 Your suddenly supercharged body is designed to help level the odds between you and your attacker. Consequently, you narrowly escape death by leaping higher and running faster than you ever could before. With the danger now over, you find a safe place to lie down and rest your exhausted body.

6 FLASH FORWARD to the present day. Despite the huge amount of technological change in the ensuing 25,000 years, you are walking around with essentially the same set of internal body parts as that of the caveman. At this very moment you're in the break room at work, hunting for coffee and gathering donuts. Your boss is out hunting too. But guess what? He's hunting for you.

7 As you gulp down your third cup of Java you hear your boss say those dreaded words: "Could I see you for a moment in my office, please?" At the sight of the tiger, er, uh...your boss...your hypothalamus sends a message to your adrenal glands and within seconds your body summons all the same powers that your stone-age ancestor needed to fight a sabre tooth tiger.

8 You can almost feel your blood pressure soar as you take the long walk down the hall to your boss's office. You remember a rumor you heard about an upcoming round of layoffs. Now your mind is racing, your heart is pumping, your blood pressure is soaring, your mouth dries up, your hands feel cold and clammy, your forehead is perspiring and you may even feel a sudden urge to go (to the bathroom). As you imagine your boss firing you, the caveman inside of you wants to come out. Maybe you'd like to run and hide or maybe you'd like to punch your boss in the nose, but you can't do either. Welcome to the modern era.

9 As your boss ushers you into his office and closes the door, you're experiencing a full-blown episode of the fight or flight response. But since you can't fight and you can't flee, all of that energy is pent-up inside of you with no place to go. You feel like you're going to explode. Your boss begins to speak. "Here it comes," you think to yourself. But you're so shocked by what you hear you can't believe you heard it right. "What did you say?" you ask your boss. "We are considering you for a promotion," he repeats.

10 (Every time your body triggers the fight or flight response, for situations that are not truly life-threatening, you are experiencing, in effect, a false alarm. Too many false alarms can lead to stress-related disorders like, heart disease, high blood pressure, immune system disorders, migraine headaches, insomnia and sexual dysfunction. The above example from the modern era was doubly false since the fight or flight response was in anticipation of an event (getting fired) that never materialized.)

Answer 16

The author explains the "fight or flight" response by comparing and contrasting


A)
humans to tigers


B)
workers to bosses


C)
modern man to cavemen


D)
adrenalin to heart failure
16)
Which is the BEST source for finding the meaning of the word hypothalamus?


A)
atlas


B)
almanac


C)
thesaurus


D)
glossary from a biology textbook
17)
Which source would be MOST useful for adding information to this passage?


A)
a website for employment opportunities


B)
encyclopedia article about prehistoric animals


C)
a book about technological advances of the modern era


D)
an article from the Mayo clinic about diseases that may be linked to high stress levels

Answer 17

I remember this off a CFU ;)

Answer 18

Yeah! Im doing it really late but i want to get it done as soon as possible!

Answer 19

1. C) modern man to cavemen

16. D) glossary from a biology textbook

17. D) an article from the Mayo clinic about diseases that may be linked to high stress levels

Answer 20

thank you again!

Answer 21

A common golfer cannot play in the Masters or British Open with the world’s best-known golfers, nor can the average tennis player play against the world’s best at Wimbledon. No teenager just learning to drive can bank the turns with professional drivers at the Daytona 500. However, in the sport of road racing, common people and novice joggers can lace up and be in the same race as the world-class runners competing to win it all. The Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta, GA is the world’s largest 10K, boasting 55,000 runners who line up for blocks at 7:30am to run down Atlanta’s most famous street. Only a handful, however, really have a legitimate chance to win the prestigious crystal peach and the $15,000 first place prize that comes with it. The Peachtree Road Race is unique as a road race in three distinctive ways: it is run on the 4th of July, it has a rich tradition, and it is the most competitive 10K in the world.

2 One thing that makes the Peachtree Road Race special is that it takes place each year on Independence Day. (1) American flags are waved down Peachtree Street, and nearly everywhere red, white, and blue is seen. Many runners choose to wear stars-and-stripes as a part of their racing outfit, but no one is allowed to wear costumes in this serious race. That means no Statues of Liberty are officially allowed running down the road, as with other large festive races such as the Bay-to-Breakers 12K in San Francisco. (2) Because the Peachtree is run on a holiday, most people have the day off. (3) They either run the race or cheer on the runners from either side of the street. There are tens of thousands of spectators all along the course.

3 Not only is the race special because it takes place on a special day, but it also has a rich, over three-decade tradition. While the Boston Marathon can declare it is the oldest road race in America, few 10K’s can claim they’ve been around longer than the Peachtree Road Race. (4) The race began modestly in 1970. (5) There were only 110 people in the race. By 1980, just ten years later, the race had grown from 110 runners to over 20,000 people and had nearly outgrown the four-lane street. One thing the Peachtree Road Race is known for is the colorful, artful t-shirts. (6) Given only to those who finish the challenging course, the t-shirt is a big reason why so many of the 55,000 run the race. Another long-standing tradition is the Fräbel-designed crystal peach to the top ten men instead of a trophy. Another fixture each year is the competitive wheelchair race that precedes the footrace and lures the fastest wheelchair racers in the world. The winners complete the race in about 18-19 minutes. Of course, the wheelchair competitors are not the only ones who compete at a world-class level.

4 For its entire existence, the Peachtree Road Race has boasted Olympic-level victors. Olympic marathoner Jeff Galloway won the (7) opening race in 1970 when traffic was not even blocked off for the race, and runners had to run in the far right-hand lane. Other American Olympians like Frank Shorter, Don Kardong Craig Virgin, and Ed Eyestone each got his crystal peach. Despite not offering prize money for the first decade, (8) the race somehow got the best American runners the country had to offer. Yet, with the addition of prize money that rivaled any 10K prize purse in the world, elite international runners began toeing the line. Runners from Africa, Europe, and South America all began to make Peachtree a tradition of their own. Since the mid-80’s, Kenyans have dominated the men’s side, while the women’s winners have come from all parts of the globe: New Zealand, Norway, Germany, South Africa, the U.S., and only recently Kenya.

5 It is easy to see why the Peachtree Road Race has become a popular tradition for both the competitive world-class athlete and the weekend jogger alike. (9) A footrace down one of the most well-known streets in the South on the 4th of July is alone enough to make a runner want to become part of the tradition. Add to that mix--the amazing crowd cheering loudly for the entire race, the prestigious t-shirt, and the ability to run in the same race as those on running magazine covers--and you have the recipe for the world’s best 10K road race.


Read the passage on the left to answer the following questions:
19)
Another fixture each year is the competitive wheelchair race that precedes the footrace and lures the fastest wheelchair racers in the world.
What can the reader infer from this sentence about the Peachtree Road Race route?


A)
The route is 6.2 miles in length.


B)
The route is handicapped accessible.


C)
The route is only for wheelchair athletes.


D)
The route takes less than 20 minutes to complete.
20)
Which is the BEST way to revise the sentence labeled (9)?


A)
A footrace may be a well-known reason enough to get a runner to be a part of the tradition or running in the Peachtree.


B)
A footrace in the South on the 4th, down a famous street, may be a reason to get a runner to be a part of the tradition alone.


C)
A footrace alone may be enough of a reason for a runner to want to run down one of the most well-known streets on the 4th of July in the South.


D)
A footrace down one of Atlanta's most famous streets on the Fourth of July might be enough to make a runner want to become part of the Peachtree tradition.
21)
By writing this passage, the author wanted to


A)
win the Peachtree road race.


B)
describe the city of Atlanta


C)
explain the tradition and sprit of the race.


D)
persuade people to take up marathon running.
22)
Which sentence provides the BEST descriptive sensory detail in paragraph 2?


A)
No one is allowed to wear costumes in this serious race.


B)
Because the Peachtree is run on a holiday, most people have the day off.


C)
They either run the race or cheer on the runners from either side of the street.


D)
American flags are waved down Peachtree Street, and nearly everywhere red, white, and blue is seen.

Answer 22

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Answer 23

Its okay :)

Answer 24

19. B) The route is handicapped accessible.

20. D) A footrace down one of Atlanta's most famous streets on the Fourth of July might be enough to make a runner want to become part of the Peachtree tradition.

21. C) explain the tradition and sprit of the race.

22. D) American flags are waved down Peachtree Street, and nearly everywhere red, white, and blue is seen.

Answer 25

1Ned Tracks bolts out of a gigantic shed that looks out of place in the serene setting of the woods. He is grinning wildly under an unkempt beard that is filled with sawdust. His workshop, which is located in the secluded woods of Vermont, is about an hour's drive from the nearest town. The trees surrounding the building are enveloped in snow, and it is so quiet that you could almost hear a pin drop. He wears an interesting fashion ensemble of a tropical, button-down shirt over a long-sleeved flannel. Once I step inside the shed, however, my doubts about his artistic taste dissolve. Beautifully handcrafted, shiny wooden sleds hang on the walls.

2Ned’s business, The Right Tracks, has been in his family for four generations. His two children, Annie and Chuck, now work with him to create exquisite and functional sleds. Annie has recently graduated from college, where she studied sculpture. She has her father’s eccentric style, but much to her father’s chagrin, her creativity often comes out in her outlandish sled designs. “Since she was a little splinter, my Annie never wanted to make sleds in the classic family designs,” Ned explains, while staring quizzically at a sled shaped like a sprinting wolf. Ned usually makes only about ten designs created for use in various types of snow. Annie thinks those limitations make her work bland. “Our advertisements say, 'Sleds in Sundry Shapes and Sizes,'" Annie says, “but, they all look the same to me.” Annie wanted to attract a new clientele, but Ned was not open to change.

3Today, their arguments are things of the past. A new business model has aided the company in breaking new ground. Chuck, the youngest Track, is still in high school. He plans to apply to business school, but for the moment he is getting some first-hand experience in marketing and managing. “We didn’t have a target group of buyers anymore,” says Chuck. He adds, “Eighty years ago, we could sell sleds to the local farmers. Now everyone travels by car.” Instead of letting the business fall into extinction, Chuck found the perfect consumers for all the company's sled designs.

4“I was worried we were stuck in the past,” admits Chuck, “but then I realized that we aren’t the only people who prefer classic styles.” He contacted a local historical group that does reenactments of early settlers’ journeys through the woods. Chuck did some research and found that the Tracks’ sleds were more historically accurate than the horse-drawn carriages that the group was using. They struck a deal that involves The Right Tracks creating new sleds and renovating old sleds. Edward Donavan, who is involved in the reenactments, praised the company saying, "My family has been doing business with the Tracks family for more than one hundred years. They have become an icon in our community."



5For his sister’s work, Chuck sought out an unlikely segment of the population: superstars. “Most ordinary people just buy those mediocre plastic sleds, and it is hard to persuade them to buy wooden models,” Chuck says, "But celebrities, with vacation homes in ski areas, are looking for daring, edgy items with which to decorate their winter homes." Recently, one of Annie’s sleds, with handles that resemble ski poles, sold for thousands of dollars at a charity auction. Chuck’s business smarts helped enlighten his family about the possible directions for their company. The company is now so busy, in fact, that Ned is thinking about hiring a new employee. "With the company growing at this rate," says Ned, "we would have to be here twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week to fill all the orders by ourselves!"

Answer 26

Which of the sleds would Annie be MOST LIKELY to create?


A)
a carved horse


B)
a plastic saucer


C)
a wooden toboggan


D)
a traditional sleigh
24)
Based on the second picture and the information in article, readers can tell the members of the Tracks family


A)
enjoy having fun as well as working.


B)
keep the best sleds for themselves.


C)
get bored with their work.


D)
work all the time.

Answer 27

1.

Answer 28

23. I think its A) a carved horse

24. A) enjoy having fun as well as working.

Answer 29

Thank you!

Answer 30

I got a 90% Thank you again!

Answer 31

I have one question can you help with math please?