PLEASE HELP ME FAST! I hope we got everything. Celia said as she scanned the parking lot for their car. Mom shot her a look and shifted the heavy grocery bag from one arm to the other. I’m sure we did said mom. I just wish I had a little more notice about making sandwiches for the class picnic. She began feeling around inside her purse as they approached the car. I can take the bag mom. Ceila said. Mom placed her purse on the hood of the car and stirred the contents. Then she searched inside her jacket pocket. Celia tried the door but it didn’t open. She peered inside the window and saw some thing shining on the seat. “Uh oh.” She said. 1. What can you infer about mom?

2. What can you infer about the setting?

3. Why does celia say, “uh oh,” at the end of the passage ?

The “big dig” the “big dig” (the central artery/tunnel project) has been complex and challenging. located in boston, massachusetts, this tunnel is eight lanes wide and three-and-a-half miles long. what is most amazing about this tunnel is that it is constructed under a major highway and skyscrapers located in boston’s financial district. construction crews used “clamshell excavators” during this dig. these machines carved narrow trenches, and then a special substance was pumped into the trench to keep the dirt from caving in. finally, steel beams were lowered into the trench and concrete was pumped in. one problem that engineers faced while constructing the tunnel is the fact that the soil beneath boston is extremely loose and soggy. engineers solved this dilemma by freezing the soil and pumping very cold water into pipes beneath the city. to strengthen the soil even further, a special type of glue was injected into the ground to with the consolidation of the soil. 23 which phrase best defines the word excavator as used in the passage? a. a device used to measure underground temperatures b. a device used to level uneven surfaces c. a device used to move heavy objects d. a device used to dig holes