1.
read this paragraph from passage 1.

boxing may not be as brutal a sport as some others, but in ancient times,
the rules were much more lenient. in the ancient olympics, boxers were not
classified by weight as they are today; any weight-enormous or
diminutive—could compete with one another, and it was considered a fair
fight even though there could be significant weight differences.

why did the author include this paragraph?

a
to describe why boxing is still an olympic event in modern times
b
to show what has changed in the competition and regulation
c
to infer that the ancient olympic games were unusual
d
to explain that the fighters were often dragged to their deaths

Why do the other characters in olivia’s household hate malvolio?

Identify the correct preposition to use in this expression: while i love s’mores, chocolate is also good and of itself. choose 1 answer : a; with b; in c; of answer, need this to pass a grammar

Read the excerpt from act 1, scene 3, of julius caesar. cassius. am i not stayed for? tell me. cinna. yes, you are. o cassius, if you could but win the noble brutus to our party— cassius. be you content. good cinna, take this paper and look you lay it in the praetor’s chair, where brutus may but find it. and throw this in at his window. set this up with wax upon old brutus’ statue. all this done, repair to pompey’s porch, where you shall find us. is decius brutus and trebonius there? cinna. all but metellus cimber, and he’s gone to seek you at your house. well, i will hie, and so bestow these papers as you bade me. cassius. that done, repair to pompey’s theatre. what is cassius’s motivation for sending brutus the letter? cassius wants to make sure that cinna is on his side. cassius wants to reassure cinna that brutus will follow them. cassius wants to sway brutus to kill caesar. cassius wants to alert brutus about the conspiracy against him.