Read the adapted excerpt from Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift. But I should have mentioned that before the principal person began his oration, he cried out three times, Lanigro debul san (these words,
and the former, were afterwards repeated, and explained to me). Whereupon immediately about fifty of the inhabitants came and cut the
strings that fastened the left side of my head, which gave me the liberty of turning it to the right, and of observing the person and gesture of
him that was to speak. He appeared to be of a middle age, and taller than any of the other three who attended him, whereof one was a
page that held up his train, and seemed to be somewhat longer than my middle finger, the other two stood one on each side, to support
him. He acted every part of an orator, and I could observe many periods of threatenings, and others of promises, pity, and kindness.
Which choice provides the best objective summary of the excerpt?
OA. The narrator is bound but an orator comes out and orders his ties to be cut. This orator seems to be the leader as he is
dressed formally and has others to support him. All follow his commands.
OB. The narrator is very confused as he is tied and cannot move, the inhabitants are speaking a language he does not understand,
and now an orator is both threatening him and showing pity.
OC. The narrator is tied down and cannot move until a leader orders his ties be cut. This leader, whom the narrator cannot
understand, seems to show a variety of different moods.
The narrator, tied down, watches as a leader of the group orders his ties to be cut so that he can turn his head. This leader
seems to issue threats but also shows kindness.
D.

21) this excerpt involves david, who travels with an inventor named perry. they test their experimental invention, a vehicle that burrows into the earth's crust. which statement best reflects the human experience that is represented in this excerpt? a) humans are not always reliable guides. b) humans desire wealth and a life of ease. c) humans are drawn to explore and experiment. d) humans attempt to conquer and control nature. 22) which statement best reflects the human experience that is represented in this excerpt? a) humans desire to control nature. b) humans are frightened by nature. c) humans are fascinated by nature. d) humans cannot understand nature. 23) 8 “what do you mean perry? ” i cried. “do you think that we are dead, and this is heaven? ” suppose the author changed section eight as listed below. 8 “perry, i have to object! ” i cried. “you don't think that we are dead, and this is heaven, do you? ” which correctly identifies the author's meaning for the word object? consider the effect of the stressed or unstressed syllable in the word object. a) you would stress the second syllable because the word is a noun and means a goal or purpose. b) you would stress the second syllable because the word is a verb and means to express or feel disapproval. c) you would stress the first and second syllable because the word is a verb and means to modify an adjective. d) you would stress the first syllable because the word is a noun and means a thing that has a finite, physical form. 24) 2 together we stepped out to stand in silent contemplation of a landscape at once weird and beautiful. before us a low and level shore stretched down to a silent sea. as far as the eye could reach the surface of the water was dotted with countless tiny isles—some of towering, barren, granitic rock—others resplendent in gorgeous trappings of tropical vegetation, myriad starred with the magnificent splendor of vivid blooms. 3 behind us rose a dark and forbidding wood of giant arborescent ferns intermingled with the commoner types of a primeval tropical forest. huge creepers depended in great loops from tree to tree, dense under-brush overgrew a tangled mass of fallen trunks and branches. upon the outer verge we could see the same splendid coloring of countless blossoms that glorified the islands, but within the dense shadows all seemed dark and gloomy as the grave. which most completely analyzes this excerpt for a comment about life? a) beauty is kind and inviting. b) nature is evil and forbidding. c) there is no risk in following beauty. d) what appears beautiful can also be deadly.

Select the choice which features correct pronoun-antecedent agreement. es a) both of the boys had his shoes on. b) both of the boys had its shoes on. 9) neither of the boys had his shoes on. d) neither of the boys had their shoes on.

Read the corporate document. upon becoming customers of topguide financial group, all clients agree to the following: information provided by employees of topguide financial group is subject to change without notice. any opinions therein are solely those of the author and may not reflect the views of topguide. topguide reserves the right to monitor, retain, and disclose all electronic communications, including email, that pass through its servers and communication systems. which text feature, if added, would best aid the reader’s understanding of this passage? a caption that lists the source of the text a heading that indicates the text’s purpose a graphic that illustrates the information in the text a recipient line that shows the text’s audience