Which sentence from the selection best states the controlling idea (main idea) of the selection? A)
The use of any natural resource needs to have some regulations in place.
B)
Wells can be dug to pump groundwater in order to make water sustainable,
if properly maintained and managed.
C)
This is because they may receive only four to six inches of rain a year, and
no regulations are in place for the digging of wells.
D)
Everyone has to agree to work together.

What does the first line in this stanza from old ironsides by oliver wendell holmes tell the reader about the ship

Which of the following statements most closely reflects the author's description of the action taken by the united states supreme court in cases brought before them having to do with the japanese internment? a. "three years almost to the day, the supreme court decided that imprisoning japanese-americans was unconstitutional. " b. "the supreme court decided in favor of the japanese-americans in the very first case brought before them." c. "fred korematsu had plastic surgery and changed his name to avoid internment, making it the deciding case in the issue." d. "in april 1942 mitsue endo lost his habeus corpus case, thus postponing the supreme court's negative decision."

Which detail belongs in paragraph 5 to support the main idea of the paragraph? a) places to receive acupuncture are increasingly easy to find all across the united states. b) not everyone is necessarily fond of acupuncture; some patients prefer other methods of physical therapy. c) even though acupuncture is a popular chinese treatment, it has grown popular around the world. d) most of the adverse effects of acupuncture that have been reported do not derive from the procedure itself but from improper application.