“Lift Off” by Donovan Livingston Education is no equalizer —
Rather, it is the sleep that precedes the American Dream.
So, wake up — wake up! Lift your voices
Until you’ve patched every hole in a child’s broken sky.
Wake up every child so they know of their celestial potential.
I’ve been a Black hole in the classroom for far too long;
Absorbing everything, without allowing my light to escape.
But those days are done. I belong among the stars.
And so, do you. And so, do they.
Together, we can inspire galaxies of greatness
For generations to come.
No, sky is not the limit. It is only the beginning.
Lift off.

32. When Livingston says, “Injustice is telling them education is the key while you continue to change the locks,” is informing his audience that ___.
a. It is unfair to provide students with an education that does not adequately prepare them.
b. The locks on the doors to schools are constantly being changed.
c. Having an education will open doors.
d. It is unfair to keep changing the values in society making it more difficult for students to achieve success.
33. The purpose of this speech is to ___.
a. inspire the audience to strive for excellence at the highest levels.
b. highlight all the trials and tribulations encountered when studying.
c. discuss how difficult students are in the classroom.
d. convince the audience that they need an education.
34. After reading the excerpt, what mood is Mr. Livingston trying to invoke?
a. Aggression b. Depression c. Desperation d. Inspiration…..

Jason is making a list of sources for his current events report about the presidential election. he writes: magazine, newspaper, news website, book. which choice could provide the most current information? a) book b) magazine c) newspaper d) news website

Use a pronoun to refer to two or more singular antecedents joined by or or not

Which sentence in this excerpt from leo tolstoy’s the death of ivan ilyich shows the human tendency to contemplate one’s past life? "but if that is so," he said to himself, "and i am leaving this life with the consciousness that i have lost all that was given me and it is impossible to rectify it—what then? " he lay on his back and began to pass his life in review in quite a new way. in the morning when he saw first his footman, then his wife, then his daughter, and then the doctor, their every word and movement confirmed to him the awful truth that had been revealed to him during the night. in them he saw himself—all that for which he had lived—and saw clearly that it was not real at all, but a terrible and huge deception which had hidden both life and death. this consciousness intensified his physical suffering tenfold. he groaned and tossed about, and pulled at his clothing which choked and stifled him. and he hated them on that account. he was given a large dose of opium and became unconscious, but at noon his sufferings began again. he drove everybody away and tossed from side to side. his wife came to him and said: "jean, my dear, do this for me. it can't do any harm and often . healthy people often do it." he opened his eyes wide. "what? take communion? why? it's unnecessary! " she began to cry. "yes, do, my dear. i'll send for our priest. he is such a nice man." "all right. very well," he muttered. when the priest came and heard his confession, ivan ilyich was softened and seemed to feel a relief from his doubts and consequently from his sufferings, and for a moment there came a ray of hope. he again began to think of the vermiform appendix and the possibility of correcting it. he received the sacrament with tears in his eyes.