Glacier Bay National Park and Reserve
adapted from National Park Service

Where humpback whales and sea otters now swim, there once was ice. An incredibly dynamic place, glaciers have advanced and retreated through Glacier Bay multiple times in the last 20,000 years. Each pulse of ice leaves its footprints on both the landscape and the life found here. No matter where you go in Glacier Bay, or how you choose to experience this place, the power of glaciers is all around you. The most recent advance filled the entire bay just 250 years ago, evicting native Tlingit from their homeland. That glacier has since retreated 65 miles, opening up the bay to a rich variety of wildlife.
Jessica is a writing a paper on humpback whales and wants to quote sentence 4 from the passage. She only wants to include part of the sentence but still convey its intended meaning. What is the best way for her to write the sentence?
A.
VandenBerg says, "No matter . . . or how you choose . . . ."
B.
VandenBerg says, "No matter where you go . . . the power of glaciers is all around you."
C.
VandenBerg says, ''No matter . . .or how you choose . . . glaciers is all around . . . ."
D.
VandenBerg says, "No matter where you go, . . . "

Which of these websites would be least likely to provide credible reference material for researching stress?

Read this passage: byron and mitch are co-captains of the mathletes, their high school's academic team. they are backstage with the five other team members, preparing to compete in the state math quiz. byron sits on the floor with his eyes closed and his earbuds in, listening to classical jazz, which him focus his mind and energy. suddenly, he feels a presence beside him. he opens his eyes to see mitch staring at him. "mathletes! mathletes! " mitch chants loudly. mitch gives byron a thumbs-up and then proceeds to strut around like a peacock, high-fiving the other team members, as byron shuts his eyes again and does his best to refocus his mind which statement best summarizes the passage?

(20 points) passage: this year will be a record-breaking year for storms 1it looks like 2012 will be a year for the record books. thunderstorms, hurricanes, and tornadoes have increased across the country. the storms' high winds and heavy rains are making history. early tornado and hurricane seasons 2in march, not usually a busy month for tornadoes, the south and midwest had a large number of twisters. warm weather made conditions ripe for the creation of tornadoes. on some days, twisters dropped from the sky by the dozen. 3hurricane season also came early. two tropical storms hit the southeast in may. two more strong storms followed in june. severe thunderstorms 4many states that have escaped tornadoes and hurricanes have had severe thunderstorms. these giant storms dumped several inches of rain and caused flooding across the northeast and midwest. 5the end of hurricane season is months away, and this year's storm count and rainfall amounts could leave 2011 in the dust. forecasters say the wet, windy weather might stick around until fall. labor day parade rained out 6there is no joy in green town, where the annual labor day parade was called off because of heavy rain. the town's mayor says the parade hasn't been rained out in fifty years. 7a strong band of thunderstorms hit green town on sunday. more than two inches of rain fell each hour. by monday morning, main street looked more like a creek than a parade route. mayor nora bell said she had to call off the parade. "the heavy rains have created a serious safety issue in green town," she said. 8the loss of the labor day parade is green town's second disappointment this summer. in may, the memorial day parade was also called off because of rain. "this must be one of the wettest summers in history," mayor bell said. 9according to the national weather service, mayor bell is right. this summer will break rainfall records in green town and across the country. question: who would obtain the most useful information from the passage? a) someone planning a holiday picnic. b) someone interested in documenting annual meteorological patterns. c) an advocate for the green town labor day parade. d) someone who wishes to do research on the alleged truth of the "global warming" phenomenon.