1. PART A: Which of the following best describes the
author's claim in the text?
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O A Baseball provides boys in the Dominican
Republic with an opportunity they wouldn't
otherwise have to be very successful.
O B The pressures on Dominican Republic baseball
players discourage them from pus ng an
education and leave them at a disadvantage if
they don't succeed in the major leagues.
c Standards in baseball only require academies to
provide Dominican Republic players with a basic
education.
• D While most Dominican Republic baseball players
do make it to the major leagues, they don't have