Rewrite the following paragraph using an antonym in place of each word in boldface. This is the true story of a tall, light-haired man who was very rich. He had just arrived on his fast plane. He just bought it yesterday. It was expensive and very new.

As the man came toward us with his unusual walk, we quickly noticed that he was a strong man. As we talked with him, however, we found him to be polite and friendly.

After our visit, we both frowned and said how sad we were to see him climb back in his beautiful plane and disappear into the clouds.

Read this passage from "the city without us" by alan weisman: which statement best explains how the structure of the passage supports the author's purpose? a. the passage traces several events in the order that they will occur to highlight how nature conquers human civilization. b. the passage shows that natural forces such as an absence of predators and an increase in the squirrel population can lead to destructive results. c. the passage shows that natural forms such as an absence of predators and human hunters can lead to the reforestation of new york city. d. the passage identifies how two natural forces are co-dependent - the deforestation of new york and the extinction of squirrels.