3. PART A: What impact does the figurative language used to describe Echo's love for Narcissus in paragraph 3 have on the overall meaning
of the text?
O A The text describes Echo as burning, being inflamed with her love
for Narcissus, this contributes to the myth's meaning about
consuming and dangerous love.
B The text describes Echo's love as draining, like water being sucked
from the earth; this contributes to the message warning against
sudden infatuation.
OC The text describes Echo's love as shallow, like the waters of a
spring; this contribute to the text's meaning regarding beauty and
crushes.
D The text describes Echo's love as painful, even before she is
rejected; this contributes to the myth's meaning about tragic love.

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