A) B)
Among the many hardships faced by immigrants in the nineteenth century
were long journeys aboard crowded ships, unsanitary conditions, and
painful medical examinations.
I believe that spending time with one's family is an important part of life
because a family serves as a built-in love and support system in both good
times and bad times.
I have always believed in taking advantage of any opportunity that comes
my way and though it would be difficult, I would say goodbye to my family
and immigrate to a new country.
While most immigrants viewed Ellis Island as the "Island of Hope," for the
small percentage whom doctors and other officials refused entry, it became
known as the "Island of Tears."
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D)

Ineed .. read the passage, and choose the two (2) inferences that are most firmly based on the given information. eye contact, also referred to as gaze, is how—and how much—we look at peoplewith whom we are communicating. eye contact has several purposes incommunication. its presence shows that we are paying attention. in addition, how we look at a person reveals a range of emotions such as affection, anger, or fear. moreover, intensity of eye contact may also be used to show dominance. for instance, we talk of someone “staring another person down.” finally, through ou reye contact we can check the effect of our communication. by maintaining our eye contact, we can tell when or whether people are paying attention to us, when people are involved in what we are saying, and what their feelings are about what we are saying. 1. eye contact can be a clue to what we feel and what our listeners feel. 2. our eyes are more important than our ears in effective communication. 3. eye contact can never reveal how much power one person has overanother. 4. sometimes a parent can control children just