The first Saturday of spring, Jeremy woke up thinking about only one thing: riding his bike. The only problem was that his bike was buried behind boxes in the garage from his family's recent move. (1) Sure enough, Jeremy could not even locate his bike, which was hidden behind the moving boxes. This was going to be a bigger job than he thought. Sighing heavily, Jeremy began shifting boxes out of the way. (2) This sight made him grin because he knew that he would be riding his bike in no time now. Another 10 minutes later, and there the bike was, a little dusty and with flat tires. Fortunately, the bike pump and a rag were nearby, so he got to work. By the time he'd finished, Jeremy was sweaty and tired, but he barely noticed. With a surge of happiness, Jeremy wheeled out his shiny bike and donned his helmet. (3)

Which sentence below best fits in blank #3?
A.
He had saved his hard-earned money from his paper route to purchase the latest bicycle.
B.
Using the rag, Jeremy lovingly dusted every inch of the bike's frame until it shone brightly.
C.
There, at the very back of the garage next to the lawnmower, stood his beloved bicycle.
D.
He hopped on the bike and sped away, imagining all the adventures that awaited him.

in this alternate universe, renaissance romeo is now seventeen, an apprentice to a glass maker in venice. modern romeo is planning to go to college. what major do you think he’ll elect?

fond of fighting is the answer

can i see the painting?

in a place once known as north america, now known as panem, is a very rich city surrounded by twelve districts. every year because this very rich city, known as the capitol, is so rich and likes to think they control all the districts - which they do - there is something known as the hunger games! this is where two children, one boy and one girl from each district from the ages of twelve to eighteen, have to leave their families and compete in the hunger games, a live event that is aired on tv's all over panem. when katniss everdeen, aged sixteen from district 12, has to volunteer to take the place of her twelve-year-old sister prim after prim's name is called forth to become the 23rd member to compete in the 74th hunger games, she promises to prim that she will win! katniss doesn't believe she's coming out alive - but she's not going down without a fight.

because district 12 is so poor, katniss has been close to death many times from starvation but she's made it through it. but this is a different kind of close to death; this katniss doesn't know if she can survive.

she doesn't want to hurt, or kill anyone but when it comes down to it katniss' instinct is to survive. but when she starts to have confusing feelings about the boy from her district who is also her fellow contender, things get worse, and then she teams up with the girl from district 11 and only one person can survive. but who will it be? will her feelings get the better of her? will she let someone else win so they don't have to die? if katniss is going to win she's going to have to be brutal. she's going to have to kill!