Hurry 99 points!
1.)read this heading and subheading from when birds get flu.
who’s who? the medical team
based on the passage and this heading and subheading, what do you predict this section is about?
a.)the different types of positions available in the medical field
b.)the education necessary to be a part of the medical field
c.)the reasons those on the medical team are studying bird flu
d.)the people who make up the medical team studying bird flu
2.)the purpose of a caption is to
a.)provide a visual to support text.
b.)describe an image in a text.
c.)organize and sort information.
d.)divide a book into logical units.
3.)the purpose of a chart or graph is to
a.) a reader visualize something.
b.)describe what is featured in an image.
c.)divide the parts of a text into logical units.
d.)present and summarize information.
4.)which statement best describes the role of the headings in when birds get flu?
a.)the headings identify important topics in a section.
b.)the headings provide details about pictures in a text.
c.)the headings define unfamiliar vocabulary words.
d.)the headings summarize the information in a text.
5.)what is one benefit of including a vocabulary section at the beginning of a text?
a.)it the reader organize and sort information in the text.
b.)it provides detailed information about the content of the text.
c.)it prepares readers to look for new vocabulary as they read.
d.)it describes the images that are found throughout the text.

For years, women’s professional golf was all but ignored. women’s tournaments received very little attention in the sports pages, but all that is changing. golfers like michelle wie are becoming almost as well-known as jordan spieth. the espn television channel covers major women’s tournaments. most impressive of all, the winnings on the women’s tour are getting downright hefty. top money for the recent founders cup in phoenix, arizona,was $225,000. who is michelle wie? what does the word hefty refer to? the national weather service has issued a winter storm warning for loudon and augusta counties beginning at 7: 00 p.m., est, friday, december 12, through 3: 00 a.m., est, sunday, december 14. snowfall of between 4 and 8 inches is predicted. school closings will be announced on channel 10 through the evening. how much snow is the storm likely to produce? what do you think est stands for?

What is the direct object in the following sentence? jerry asked him a question. a. question b. jerry c. asked

21) this excerpt involves david, who travels with an inventor named perry. they test their experimental invention, a vehicle that burrows into the earth's crust. which statement best reflects the human experience that is represented in this excerpt? a) humans are not always reliable guides. b) humans desire wealth and a life of ease. c) humans are drawn to explore and experiment. d) humans attempt to conquer and control nature. 22) which statement best reflects the human experience that is represented in this excerpt? a) humans desire to control nature. b) humans are frightened by nature. c) humans are fascinated by nature. d) humans cannot understand nature. 23) 8 “what do you mean perry? ” i cried. “do you think that we are dead, and this is heaven? ” suppose the author changed section eight as listed below. 8 “perry, i have to object! ” i cried. “you don't think that we are dead, and this is heaven, do you? ” which correctly identifies the author's meaning for the word object? consider the effect of the stressed or unstressed syllable in the word object. a) you would stress the second syllable because the word is a noun and means a goal or purpose. b) you would stress the second syllable because the word is a verb and means to express or feel disapproval. c) you would stress the first and second syllable because the word is a verb and means to modify an adjective. d) you would stress the first syllable because the word is a noun and means a thing that has a finite, physical form. 24) 2 together we stepped out to stand in silent contemplation of a landscape at once weird and beautiful. before us a low and level shore stretched down to a silent sea. as far as the eye could reach the surface of the water was dotted with countless tiny isles—some of towering, barren, granitic rock—others resplendent in gorgeous trappings of tropical vegetation, myriad starred with the magnificent splendor of vivid blooms. 3 behind us rose a dark and forbidding wood of giant arborescent ferns intermingled with the commoner types of a primeval tropical forest. huge creepers depended in great loops from tree to tree, dense under-brush overgrew a tangled mass of fallen trunks and branches. upon the outer verge we could see the same splendid coloring of countless blossoms that glorified the islands, but within the dense shadows all seemed dark and gloomy as the grave. which most completely analyzes this excerpt for a comment about life? a) beauty is kind and inviting. b) nature is evil and forbidding. c) there is no risk in following beauty. d) what appears beautiful can also be deadly.