Read the excerpt below and answer the question. I broke and reached him a flagon of De Grave. He emptled it at a breath. His eyes flashed with a fierce light
He laughed and threw the bottle upwards with a gesticulation I did not understand.
I looked at him in surprise. He repeated the movement -a grotesque one.
What is the meaning of the word gesticulation in the passage above?
O phrase
signal
utterance
oath

Which theme is best supported by the story the bachelor tells in “the storyteller”?

Read this passage from geoffrey lean’s “one poor harvest away from chaos”: on wednesday, the food and agriculture organisation (fao) reported that global food prices has hit a record high and were likely to go on rising. . that is bad enough for britain, adding to the inflationary pressures from the soaring cost of oil and other commodities, not to mention the vat increase. but for the world’s poor, who have to spend 80 percent of their income on food, it could be catastrophic. why is the passage an example of deductive reasoning? a. the author is appealing to the feelings and emotions of the audience b. the author starts with specifics, using them to probe a general point. c. the author is starting with a general topic and moving to more specific information d. the author is showing that he biased against poor people

The associated press is a wire service in of news around the world. 1.portable 2.importer 3.reporter 4.transport which will fill in the blank need plz