5 point QUESTION 1
What is wrong with the italic underlined words?
Not many of us would want to do without our telephone but there are times when the phone is a source of anxiety. For example, I
might have been walking up to my front door. When the phone rang. I struggled to find my key, to unlock the door, and getting to
the phone quickly. The phone would not stop ringing the instant I picked up the receiver, then I wondered if I missed the call that
would have made me an millionaire or introduced me to the love of my life. Another time, I may have call in sick to work with a
phony excuse. All day long, you were afraid to leave the house in case the boss calls back. And asked if I were feeling well enough
to go out after work yesterday. In addition I worried that I might have accidentally pick up the phone and said in a cheerful voice,
“Hello, completely forgetting to use my fake cough. In cases like these having a telephone is more of a curse than a blessing.
O change "having" to "have"
should read "these, having"
nothing wrong
O cross out "a"
5 p

Me 31) what is the best definition of the word ventured as it is used in the final sentence of paragraph 1? with high hope for the future, no prediction in regard to it is ventured. a) desired b) c) justified d) risked 32) with malice toward none; with charity for all; with firmness in the right, as god gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in; to bind up the nation’s wounds; to care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan—to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves, and with all nations. lincoln uses the last paragraph of his speech a) to emphasize the atrocities of war. b) to show his concern for all nations. c) to ask for more support for the war. d) to describe his visions for the nation's rebirth. 33) now, at the expiration of four years, during which public declarations have been constantly called forth on every point and phase of the great contest which still absorbs the attention and engrosses the energies of the nation, little that is new could be presented. which is the best definition for expiration as it is used in the selected sentence? a) emission of breath b) ceasing to be in effect c) the act of breathing out d) the emission of volatile matter from the earth's atmosphere 34) the almighty has his own purposes. ‘woe unto the world because of offenses! for it must needs be that offenses come; but woe to that man by whom the offense cometh.’ what is the meaning of the word offenses as used in the first line of the fifth paragraph? a) breaking the law b) attack or assault c) causing injury, causing harm or hurt d) sin; wrongdoing against someone else

Which statement most strongly develops a positive tone? a. i was happy when i received my first paycheck for my hand work. b. winter break is approaching quickly, and i cannot wait to go shopping for gifts. c. going to the beach is one of my favorite activities; i love surfing and paddle boarding. d. a sense of accomplishment overwhelmed me as i stepped into into the stage that sunny, glorious day of graduation.

How did rick respond to this conflict