Read the excerpt from the hot zone.
there she met lieutenant colonel trotter, a stocky,...
Read the excerpt from the hot zone.
there she met lieutenant colonel trotter, a stocky, dark-haired man whom nancy had worked with for many years. they put on their inner gloves and taped their cuffs. nancy put a pair of hearing protectors over her ears. she had started wearing them a while back, when people had begun to suspect that the roar of air in your suit might be loud enough to damage your hearing. they hauled on their space suits and sealed the ziploc zippers. they edged around each other as they fiddled with their suits. people wearing biohazard space suits tend to step around one another like two wrestlers at the beginning of a match, watching the other person's every move, especially watching the hands to make sure they don't hold a sharp object. this cringing becomes instinctive.
which best states the central idea of this excerpt?
a it is always necessary to work with a partner when dealing with unidentified substances.
b extreme precautions must be taken when dealing with potentially hazardous materials.
c scientists are well known for being overly cautious and for taking unnecessary safety measures.
d it is standard procedure to wear both space suits and hearing protectors in laboratories.
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English, 21.06.2019 22:00, azibur3191
When lawrence saw the posters for the circus hanging on the bulletin board, as he swept up the trimmings at slim's barbershop, he knew he would be taking his little cousins. they loved animals, and he was looking forward to seeing the smiles on their faces as the circus performers amazed them with their stunts. but sweeping up hair clippings didn't pay a whole lot. lawrence spent 45 dollars just getting tickets. but it was worth it to see his cousins' faces. the day finally came and everyone was excited as they walked into that big circus tent. but lawrence soon realized that he and his cousins would be thirsty and hungry. as they sat in their seats, the drink vendor walked by selling beverages. desperately thirsty, lawrence asked him how much a lemonade would cost, and the drink vendor said, "eleven dollars each." lawrence replied, "oh, that's it? just eleven dollars? what a great deal for one cup of lemonade. that's totally worth it." the drink vendor walked away. which type of irony is used?
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English, 21.06.2019 23:00, kargarzadehsm
Can you correct this paragraph? a football player once had a dream. the dream was about the queen of england. she was on a boat and was fishing. when she tried to put a worm on the fishing hook, her necklace fell into the water. a train conductor named maxwell threw popcorn in the water. the fish ate the popcorn then gave the queen her necklace. the queen said, ” you all for me get my necklace back! ” “you are welcome said the conductor and all the fish.
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