Part b:

which statement from the passage best supports the response in part a?

a. i never thought about my microwave oven until it stopped working one day.

b. i pressed start and then a strange silence, not a steady, busy hum, ensued.

c. for a week, i battled with messy saucepans and sticky wooden spoons to heat my lunch each day.

d. when i finally bought a new microwave, i vowed never to take for granted this great convenience of modern life.

Select the correct text in the passage. which two lines in this excerpt from shakespeare's romeo and juliet foreshadow the tragic fate of romeo and juliet? friar laurence: so smile the heavens upon this holy act, that after hours with sorrow chide us not! romeo: amen, amen! but come what sorrow can, it cannot countervail the exchange of joy that one short minute gives me in her sight: do thou but close our hands with holy words, then love-devouring death do what he dare; it is enough i may but call her mine. friar laurence: these violent delights have violent ends and in their triumph die, like fire and powder, which as they kiss consume: the sweetest honey is loathsome in his own deliciousness and in the taste confounds the appetite: therefore love moderately; long love doth so; too swift arrives as tardy as too slow.

Do eilinor and marianne each end up with the best husband possible? give reasons for your answer.

Which of the following factors most consistently contributes to the speaker’s believability? a the age and experience of the speaker b the physical environment in which the speech is delivered c the sincerity, knowledge, and trustworthiness of the speaker d the position of the thesis statement in the speech