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PART A: Which statement best expresses the central idea of the text?

A
The types of food people eat and the way that it is produced has varying costs for the environment, ranging from releasing pollution to wasting resources.
B
People tend to buy food that is a low cost to themselves, however, this type of food is usually produced in a way that is costly to the environment.
C
The only way to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases is for the biggest meat eaters to convert to vegetarian or vegan diets.
D
People don’t have to change what they eat to help the environment, just how their food is farmed or raised.

Which sentence from the text best develops the theme about the importance of compassion for other people? "besides, he was the only person in the whole place with skin nearly as dark as hers." "at first she wanted to intern at her dad's gas station, but her teacher told her she needed to branch out and signed michelle up at the oakcourt nursing home, only 15 minutes away from her house." "still, michelle had been curious, and she felt sorry that erkan had a bad reputation among the staff." "she too had felt like everyone mistrusted her--especially at the nursing home where she was so much younger than the rest of the staff--so she understood how he must feel."