Which of the following best summarizes one central idea of the passage from "Mother Tongue"? O All forms of the English language are meaningful and purposeful.
O Some forms of the English language do not translate well into writing.
O The English language would be more efficient with a Chinese structure.
English language proficiency can only be determined through testing.

Read the excerpt from act i of the importance of being earnest. lane. i attribute it to the superior quality of the wine, sir. i have often observed that in married households the champagne is rarely of a first-rate brand. algernon. good heavens! is marriage so demoralising as that? this excerpt best illustrates which feature of a comedy of manners?

Read the incomplete quatrain. the snowy hill calls to the sleeping child come play! it's time to run, and jump, and slide! my slope is steep, and every ride is wild! which line completes the quatrain's "abab" rhyme scheme? wake up! it's time to come enjoy the snow! wake up! i long for kids to come and play! awake, sweet child! embrace the winter thrills! awake, sweet child! it's time to come outside!

When lawrence saw the posters for the circus hanging on the bulletin board, as he swept up the trimmings at slim's barbershop, he knew he would be taking his little cousins. they loved animals, and he was looking forward to seeing the smiles on their faces as the circus performers amazed them with their stunts. but sweeping up hair clippings didn't pay a whole lot. lawrence spent 45 dollars just getting tickets. but it was worth it to see his cousins' faces. the day finally came and everyone was excited as they walked into that big circus tent. but lawrence soon realized that he and his cousins would be thirsty and hungry. as they sat in their seats, the drink vendor walked by selling beverages. desperately thirsty, lawrence asked him how much a lemonade would cost, and the drink vendor said, "eleven dollars each." lawrence replied, "oh, that's it? just eleven dollars? what a great deal for one cup of lemonade. that's totally worth it." the drink vendor walked away. which type of irony is used?