What is the authors opinion of the news? A. It is important to be knowledgeable about the world and current events
B. it is mostly noise and gossip, which is unnecessary distraction in ones life
C. it should be read only once a week instead of every day
D. It is too boring to catch most people attention and should therefore be more exciting

Excerpt from creative cuisine marie devers 1levi grated lemon zest into the whipped cream cheese and jabbed his pinky in the sweet icing for a sample. he suspected his latest creation required powdered sugar, so he located the canister and sprinkled raw sugar into his concoction. his second taste test revealed that his lemon cream pies were developing perfectly. the recipe had appeared in a simpler form on a teen cooking web site, but levi contemplated the recipe for days before attempting it. when he was satisfied that he could make it unique with final touches like lemon zest, he proceeded to the kitchen. one important character trait which levi to compete well is revealed in the first paragraph. it is that a) he is often fearful. b) he thinks before he acts. c) he tends to be suspicious. d) he is good at finding hidden things.

Read the excerpt from a supporting opinion of the supreme court’s ruling in plessy v. ferguson, 1896. laws permitting, and even requiring, their separation in places where they are liable to be brought into contact do not necessarily imply the inferiority of either race to the other, and have been generally, if not universally, recognized as within the competency of the state legislatures in the exercise of their police power. how does this relate to the premises of brown v. board of education? the brown case addresses whether state legislatures are equipped to judge the quality of education offered at segregated schools. the brown case addresses whether authorities believe that one race is inferior to another when creating public schools. the brown case addresses whether these laws inherently deny certain citizens equal protection under the law. the brown case addresses the legality of using police power to monitor public places separated by race.

What does breathless mean in the following sentence? after elizabeth won the race, she was breathless with excitement. a.was about to faint b.was not able to breathe c.was at the finish line d.was not excited