[ pizza is served in many school cafeterias in the united states on a daily basis. But it is accually still relativly new to the country. Pizza dirst arrived in the united states with italian immigrants during the laye 1800s. It was popular in cities that had large concentration of citizens that had italian roots. It remained reletivly unpopular nationally for several decades untill the end of world war ll. Many american soldiers that had been stationed in italy during the war enjoyed eating pizza on a regular basis there and when they returned to the united states. They wanted to continue to have access to it. Pizza then enjoyed a boost in popularity and soon went from being a food primary consumed by italian immigrants to one of the most popular food in the country.] 1.What is the central idea of the passage?
A. Pizza came to the united states in the late 1800s and was not very popular.
B. Pizza was only popular among italian immigrants.
C. Pizza was introdueced to the U. S. in the kage 1800s and became popular after WWll.
2. What inference can be made about american soldiers in italy during world war ll?
A. They only ate food provided by the military.
B. They ate local food they were unfamiliar with.
C. There was strict rules regarding there diets.
3. Write a quote from the passage that supports your answer to #2.

Why does lewis thomas express concern about what we would say to beings from another planet

Which statement best describes the effect of the metaphor on the excerpt's meaning? o a. it compares the sloshing liquid to a river of water able to push apart the sidewalk o b. it makes the frozen crystals seem like friends to the city to contrast with what a deceitful foe they are. o c. it compares the frozen crystals to delicately lacy snowflakes having arn unexpected strength o d. it likens h20 molecules to hexagonal crystals, which are actually larger than people imagine.

Which sentence in this excerpt from leo tolstoy’s the death of ivan ilyich shows the human tendency to contemplate one’s past life? "but if that is so," he said to himself, "and i am leaving this life with the consciousness that i have lost all that was given me and it is impossible to rectify it—what then? " he lay on his back and began to pass his life in review in quite a new way. in the morning when he saw first his footman, then his wife, then his daughter, and then the doctor, their every word and movement confirmed to him the awful truth that had been revealed to him during the night. in them he saw himself—all that for which he had lived—and saw clearly that it was not real at all, but a terrible and huge deception which had hidden both life and death. this consciousness intensified his physical suffering tenfold. he groaned and tossed about, and pulled at his clothing which choked and stifled him. and he hated them on that account. he was given a large dose of opium and became unconscious, but at noon his sufferings began again. he drove everybody away and tossed from side to side. his wife came to him and said: "jean, my dear, do this for me. it can't do any harm and often . healthy people often do it." he opened his eyes wide. "what? take communion? why? it's unnecessary! " she began to cry. "yes, do, my dear. i'll send for our priest. he is such a nice man." "all right. very well," he muttered. when the priest came and heard his confession, ivan ilyich was softened and seemed to feel a relief from his doubts and consequently from his sufferings, and for a moment there came a ray of hope. he again began to think of the vermiform appendix and the possibility of correcting it. he received the sacrament with tears in his eyes.