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Read the video transcript from Dr. X and the Quest for Food Safety. What does Dr. X say is the best way to avoid cross contamination?A. prevent the rapid growth of all bacteriaB. learn the twelve most unwanted bacteriaC. wash away bacteria with hot, soapy waterD. study bacteria under an electron microscope
Which sentence accurately uses the word "infer"?A. I am sure my teacher will infer the answers for me.B. She was telling a story, but she did not infer anything.C. There were a number of hints that helped us infer the answer.D. Perhaps, you could give me a clue or infer the solution somehow.
Read this excerpt from "Collision Course."I also didn't have words like sprawling. What I had was "bolshoy" - big in Russian. That's what this school was: spread out like a miniature town with its own buildings, streets, alleys, athletic fields, and parking lots. And everything was neatly trimmed, freshly scrubbed, or otherwise perfect. It did not resemble any school I'd ever seen in the ten years I'd been in school in the United States. There was no graffiti, no peeling paint or linoleum, no flickering fluorescent lights, no plywood covering broken windows, and no metal detector at the entrance.What is the author's purpose in this excerpt?A. to encourage readers to appreciate schools that are well-maintainedB. to lighten the mood by using humorous detailsC. to create sympathy for the author regarding his past schoolsD. to provide a vivid image of the author's school settings
Which is the most reliable website?A. birminghamcommunitylibrary.orgB. oaklandcommunitycenterblog.comC. communityrulesandregulations.netC. wikicommunity.gdcvi.wikisites.html
Which statement best describes a difference between the poem "Ellis Island" and the essay "Thanksgiving: A Native American View" ?A. The poem shows the mixed feelings of a person with mixed heritage, and the essay is from the viewpoint of a writer who identifies only as American Indian.B. Both the poem and essay show the viewpoint of people who recognize that there are multiple parts of their identity.C. Both the poem and essay show the viewpoint of people who are identified only by their American Indian heritage.D. The poem expresses the viewpoint of someone who identifies only as American Indian, while the essay reflects a multicultural viewpoint.
Which situation gives an example of intrinsic motivation?A. A student writes an essay to win a free trip.B. A student writes an essay to explain his feelings.C. A student writes an essay to get a scholarship.D. A student writes an essay to receive prize money.
The post-Civil War setting of The Land tells the reader that, as sharecroppers, Mitchell's family hasA. less power than Paul's family.B. more power than Paul's family.C. the same amount of power as Paul's family.D. a different type of power than Paul's family.
Which statement best shows a problem in the memoir Travels with Charley?A. For many years I have traveled in many parts of the world.B. But New York is no more America than Paris is France or London is England.C. I, an American writer, writing about America, was working from memory, and the memory is at best a faulty, warpy reservoir.D. So it was that I determined to look again, to try to rediscover this monster land.
Read the sentence.The suspect insisted the detectives were barking up the wrong tree. He explained that he'd been busy at the time of the crime. As a result, the suspect was annoyed when the detectives continued with the questioning anyway.If the detectives are "barking up the wrong tree," they shouldA. stop yelling at the suspect.B. question a different suspect.C. ask different questions of the suspect.D. continue questioning the suspect in another room.
Read the post from Bryn's Breakfast Blog.I love cereal in the morning, but here's the problem: most cereal is sugary and not very nutritious, and the cereal that's good for me is not usually that tasty. So, I have a solution I'm going to share with you. Follow these quick and easy steps, and you can enjoy a nutritious and wonderful breakfast forever. I use the healthy cereal that my mom always buys. First, I add fruit—strawberries, banana, whatever we have in the house. Then, I add nuts. My favorite is walnuts, so I grab three or four and crush them up. My finishing touch is a pinch of cinnamon. It's my secret ingredient. And then I add skim milk—and voila!Which best describes the purpose of this blog post?A. to advertiseB. to entertainC. to instructD. to persuade
rançongiciel ( virus qui attaque pour demander une rançon )
Devoir dans le sens d'une action prévue à l'avance et pas d'un devoir
be ... ears in work/debt/problems etc = to have a lot of work etc
to tell someone about something that has been worrying or annoying you for a long time, so that you feel better afterwards
to make something publicly known, especially after it has been kept secret SYN reveal : Some companies have already voluntarily ... similar information.
to make something very dirty, especially with waste: rivers and lakes ... almost beyond recovery by pollutants
to make someone stop feeling angry : These changes did little to ... the unions.
to begin to deal with or think about a different subject from the main one, without intending to : We’re ... into ethnic issues here. This meeting is beginning to... from the point.
seeming lonely and unhappy: a ...figure sitting all by herself
High production costs are the main ... = reason for a particular problem or difficulty