Which statement with regard to mentors is TRUE? a. A poor mentor is worse than having no mentor at all. b. Any mentoring, even bad mentoring, can only help in one’s career. c. A mentor of the opposite sex is a recipe for disaster. d. The best mentors are given to, not chosen by, a protégé.

A) A poor mentor is worse than having no mentor at all

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the word that best matches the meaning of the expression "went to the big ocean" is died.

the goldfish died, which is why the father looks at the children mournfully. the "big ocean" is the father's way of saying fish heaven. he could have just said that the goldfish died, but this way, the children imagine the fish in a bigger, better place instead of just picturing a dead fish.

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