Read these passages from When Birds Get Flu and Cows Go Made by John DiConsiglio.

"Spanish Flu Mystery May Be Solved!"

Dr. Julie Gerberding, director of the CDC, told the British Broadcasting Company (BBC), "By unmasking the 1918 virus, we are revealing some of the secrets that will help us prepare for the next pandemic."

"Fear of Food?"

Don't worry about mad cow disease. But pay attention to E. coli.

We want you to enjoy your food. Really, we do. But there could be some nasty bacteria lurking in that burger. Or in that salad...

Here's how you can protect yourself from it.

What is the most likely reason why the author includes these passages?
A) to connect the various sections with humor
B) to add some positive notes to the serious overall tone
C) to emphasize the difficulty in dealing with these viruses
D) to cause the reader to be concerned about diseases

How do you feel about hrothgar so far? in your opinion, is he a strong or weak king? of course, defend this position.

Which excerpt from the war of the worldseffectively reveals how the author relates the climax of the narrative through the narrator's thoughts? the war of the worldsall this had happened with such swiftness that i had stood motionless, dumbfounded and dazzled by the flashes of light. had that death swept through a full circle, it must inevitably have slain me in my surprise. but it passed and spared me, and left the night about me suddenly dark and unfamiliar. and then, with a renewed horror, i saw a round, black object bobbing up and down on the edge of the pit. it was the head of the shopman who had fallen in, but showing as a little black object against the hot western sun. at that time it was quite clear in my own mind that the thing had come from the planet mars, but i judged it improbable that it contained any living creature. i thought the unscrewing might be automatic. my mind ran fancifully on the possibilities of its containing manuscript, on the difficulties in translation that might arise, whether we should find coins and models in it, and so forth. yet it was a little too large for assurance on this idea. i felt an impatience to see it opened.

To you take notes or organize ideas for writing assignments, use a(n) a) assignment book b) summary c) study schedule d) modified outline