Choose the correct tense of each verb in the context of the paragraph. According to legend, the Chinese New Year celebration
because of a fight against a mythical creature called the Nian. The Nian
animals, crops, and even children. To keep the Nian from attacking, the villagers
food in their doorways as an offering. One day, the Nian was frightened by a child in red. The villagers
to use red lanterns and scrolls to ward off the creature. Firecrackers were also believed to frighten the Nian away. The color red, fireworks, and food
still part of Chinese New Year celebrations today.

Armed with invisible ink, a cipher system, and a passion to end the war and preserve the union, elizabeth van lew became butler's eyes and ears in the confederate capital city. truth be told, however, she became much more than that. she became a spymaster, the person responsible for running a network of agents, couriers, and safe houses that was very active during the war. in addition to the spying, elizabeth van lew continued to maintain her church hill home as a safe house and something of a local union spy headquarters. —the dark game, paul janeczko what is the central idea of this passage? van lew’s home was used as a safe house, which was critical to the confederacy. van lew had a passion to end the war and preserve the union. van lew was a spymaster, a leading force in the espionage activities for the union. van lew did not enjoy working for general butler.