Read the passage. Some large-scale grocery stores want to get rid of the supermarket checkout lines. Many retail giants have opened cashierless supermarkets. Shoppers can grab milk or eggs and walk out without waiting in line or opening their wallets. It is the latest sign that supermarkets are serious about shaking up the $800 billion grocery market.

Which sentence could be added to the passage to maintain its formal style?

I think customers will like supermarkets without cashiers.

Giving customers the option to shop quickly and efficiently is beneficial.

Cashierless supermarkets will eliminate many jobs.

It is more enjoyable to have cashiers at the registers.

What object do the men think of as a trifle?

How are the two arguments made in the passages different? a. the first passage claims that pets in class will children with health problems; the second passage says pets will make some health problems worse. b. the first passage claims that students’ nervousness will decrease around pets; the second says that students’ nervousness will increase around pets. c. the first passage claims that pets will make the teacher’s work easier by keeping students busy; the second passage says pets will make the teacher’s work harder. d. the first passage claims that pets in school will be good for kids’ mental health; the second passage says pets will be bad for kids’ mental health.

Realism was a fairly influential and widespread literary movement in the united states in the latter half of the nineteenth century. which american writer is among the pioneers of american realism? a. ernest hemingway b. f. scott fitzgerald c. j. d. salinger d. mark twain