i had not heard the speech of america, smelled the grass and trees and sewage, seen its hills and water, its color and quality of light. i knew the changes only from books and newspapers.

what is the purpose of the description in this passage from travels with charley?

a. he is showing that america is a beautiful country.
b. he is showing that the country has changed since he has last explored it.
c. he is showing that he has not traveled in a long time.
d. he is showing that america has many unusual sights.

Select the correct text in the passage. which two lines in this excerpt from shakespeare's romeo and juliet foreshadow the tragic fate of romeo and juliet? friar laurence: so smile the heavens upon this holy act, that after hours with sorrow chide us not! romeo: amen, amen! but come what sorrow can, it cannot countervail the exchange of joy that one short minute gives me in her sight: do thou but close our hands with holy words, then love-devouring death do what he dare; it is enough i may but call her mine. friar laurence: these violent delights have violent ends and in their triumph die, like fire and powder, which as they kiss consume: the sweetest honey is loathsome in his own deliciousness and in the taste confounds the appetite: therefore love moderately; long love doth so; too swift arrives as tardy as too slow.

Speaking rapidly in a large gymnasium causes your words to run together; making them hard to distinguish. true false

Nthis poem by ruskin bond, what does the use of the word heart-beats suggest about the narrator's attitude toward life?