Read the following paragraph and answer the question below.
1wuthering heights is in the midst of the desolate english moors. 2outside the gates of this solitary dwelling, the landscape expands into dreary shades of brown and gray, with only the craggy cliffs on the distant horizon to break the monotony. 3wildlife and foliage are scarce. 4the few trees that do live must eke out their existence: the north wind blows constantly. 5the house itself, built to withstand the tumults of wind and rain, is cold and forbidding. 6the stone walls and earthen floors offer no relief from the bone-chilling dampness of northern england. 7in sharp contrast to wuthering heights is thrushcross grange. 8situated in a sheltered valley, thrushcross grange is calm and peaceful, and is surrounded by lush flower gardens. 9the refined elegance of thrushcross grange differs as much from wuthering heights as the rose differs from the thorn. 10the contrast between these two settings is symbolic of the ultimate conflicts in emily bronte's novel wuthering heights.
select the number of the topic sentence. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
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Read this passage from alan weisman's "the city without us": he props his running shoe against the whitish bark of a chinese amur cork tree, growing among the last of the hemlocks. "this may sound blasphemous, but maintaining biodiversity is less important than maintaining a functioning ecosystem. what matters is that soil is protected, that water gets cleaned, that trees filter the air, that a canopy regenerates new seedlings to keep nutrients from draining away into the bronx river." now read this passage from jared diamond's "the ends of the world as we know them": both the shoguns and the japanese peasants took a long-term view: the former expected to pass on their power to their children, and the latter expected to pass on their land. . today, despite having the highest human population density of any large developed country, japan is more than 70 percent forested. what common theme of green literature is most strongly evident in both passages? a. in order to thrive in coming centuries, people must find viable alternatives to fossil fuels, such as coal. b. with careful and intelligent management, ecosystems can still thrive after human beings have changed them. c. in order meet their goals, environmentalists must people develop a personal desire to protect nature. d. there is no excuse for damaging the natural world, and anyone who does so will pay a steep price.