Read the passage and choose the letter of the word or group of words that belongs in each space. identify the letter of the response you have chosen.

in minnesota, winters are long and (46) . in january, usually the (47) month of the year, many cities hold winter carnivals. the (48) winter carnival of all is held in st. paul, the state capital. many (49) cities, such as winona, also hold their own winter carnivals. the (50) event of all is the ice-fishing contest.
which is the correct word for (48)?

most spectacular

more spectacular

spectacular

1. find at least 9 adjectives from this opening passage used to describe the setting of the story- "to build a fire" setting: day had broken cold and gray, exceedingly cold and gray, when the man turned aside from the main yukon trail and climbed the high earth-bank, where a dim and little-travelled trail led eastward through the fat spruce timberland. it was a steep bank, and he paused for breath at the top, excusing the act to himself by looking at his watch. it was nine o'clock. there was no sun nor hint of sun, through there was not a cloud in the sky. it was a clear day, and yet there seemed an intangible pall over the face of things, subtle gloom that made the day dark, and that was due to the absence of sun. this fact did not worry the man. he was used to the lack of sun. it had been days since he had seen the sun, and he knew that a few more days must pass before that cheerful orb, due south, would just peep above the sky-line and dip immediately from view.