When a student begins a new reading assignment, what should he or she do first?
a. highlight everything that seems important
b. scan the assignment quickly without taking notes
c. memorize important information in each section
d. write down key words and their definitions
the answer is b

Read these sentences from thr excerpt. what the most dreaded, that i most desired. what he most loved, i most hated. that which to him was a great evil, to be carefully shunned, was to me a great good, to be diligently sought; and the argument which he so warmly urged, against my learning to read, only served to inspire me with a desire and determination to learn. which statement best explains why the author uses parallel structure to advance his purpose?