1. PART A: Which of the following best describes a central
idea of the passage?
A There is a greater pressure on teenagers to have
crushes than on any other age group.
B Puberty and developing identities are the main
reasons teenagers are more prone to have crushes.
C Crushes are incidental, or insignificant, to ordinary
adolescent development.
D Adolescent crushes are matured expressions of love;
it is a common myth that they are not.

The travels of marco polo. based on the text and the map, which labeled location sends products to shihr?

Which verb from is used to indicate the perfect progressive tense

Read this passage: byron and mitch are co-captains of the mathletes, their high school's academic team. they are backstage with the five other team members, preparing to compete in the state math quiz. byron sits on the floor with his eyes closed and his earbuds in, listening to classical jazz, which him focus his mind and energy. suddenly, he feels a presence beside him. he opens his eyes to see mitch staring at him. "mathletes! mathletes! " mitch chants loudly. mitch gives byron a thumbs-up and then proceeds to strut around like a peacock, high-fiving the other team members, as byron shuts his eyes again and does his best to refocus his mind which statement best summarizes the passage?