Which of the following paragraphs best summarizes this article?
w. e. t. was designed to look strange. director steven spielberg had pasted albert einstein's eyes and forehead on a picture of a newborn baby to get e. t.'s face, and made him short and sweaty and lumpy.
x. popular science fiction like 2001: a space odyssey, star trek, star wars, and e. t. captured the imagination of the public and to fuel a desire to explore space and the possibility of extraterrestrial life.
y. in 1965, the us spacecraft mariner 4 traveled past mars and the soviet craft venera 3 went to venus, snapping pictures people hoped would answer the question: is there life on other planets?
z. the $10.5 million mgm movie, 2001: a space odyssey, was one example of a sci-fi film that was wildly popular. director stanley kubrick and science-fiction writer arthur c. clarke presented lunar travel as routine. the film was accurate scientifically, incorporating many ideas from scientists and engineers.

Select the correct answers. what does this passage reveal about eric and garrett? the biggest race on the warm-up field, eric went through his usual routine of stretching so he’d be fully prepared for the race. in what seemed like just a couple of minutes, he heard the announcer. “all 400-meter runners, make your way to your starting lanes.” as eric got into position, another runner named garrett taunted him. “you do know there’s no way you’re going to beat the speed of speed, don’t you? ” he said with a chuckle. eric pretended he didn’t hear garrett and cleared his mind of everything. the announcer yelled, “runners, take your mark, get set! ” as the starting gun sounded, eric took off with the rest of the runners. garrett immediately sprinted ahead of the pack, but eric hung back and kept a close eye on garrett. as they turned the last corner and headed down the straightaway, eric stayed focused and picked up his pace. soon he was running right beside garrett. just a few yards from the finish line, eric made a strong push. he crossed the finish line just a few feet ahead of garrett. a. garrett and eric are both overconfident about their speed. b. garrett likes to boast about himself, while eric is more modest. c. eric is focused, whereas garrett is distracted. d. eric believes in warming up, while garrett prefers to sprint.

What argument does thomas jefferson make in this excerpt from the declaration of independence? we hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.-that to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, -that whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness. a. b. c. the american colonists desire a more peaceful alliance with great britain but their british counterparts do not. the american colonists have a right to seek freedom from great britain due to the continued oppression of their basic rights. the american colonies could form a better government than the one established by great britain to govern them. the king of britain and the members of british parliament have little interest in the welfare of the colonies. od. e. the american colonies should have sufficient representation in british parliament if america and great britain are to coexist peacefully.

Read the passage.which statement best describes how pacing of events heightens tension