My uncle is a bibliophile. This means that he collects books. His entire house is like a library. He has cookbooks, picture books, reference books, and novels covering every free inch of space. He really enjoys collecting first editions. One day, he hopes that he will have a first edition of The Lord of the Rings. Jeannette’s teacher suggested that sentences 1 and 2 be combined during her revision of the paragraph. Which of these is the BEST way to combine the sentences? A) As a bibliophile, my uncle must collect books. B) Bibliophiles and my uncle both collect books. C) My uncle, who collects books, is a bibliophile. D) My uncle is a bibliophile, a person who collects books.

Read this passage from alan weisman's "the city without us": he props his running shoe against the whitish bark of a chinese amur cork tree, growing among the last of the hemlocks. "this may sound blasphemous, but maintaining biodiversity is less important than maintaining a functioning ecosystem. what matters is that soil is protected, that water gets cleaned, that trees filter the air, that a canopy regenerates new seedlings to keep nutrients from draining away into the bronx river." now read this passage from jared diamond's "the ends of the world as we know them": both the shoguns and the japanese peasants took a long-term view: the former expected to pass on their power to their children, and the latter expected to pass on their land. . today, despite having the highest human population density of any large developed country, japan is more than 70 percent forested. what common theme of green literature is most strongly evident in both passages? a. in order to thrive in coming centuries, people must find viable alternatives to fossil fuels, such as coal. b. with careful and intelligent management, ecosystems can still thrive after human beings have changed them. c. in order meet their goals, environmentalists must people develop a personal desire to protect nature. d. there is no excuse for damaging the natural world, and anyone who does so will pay a steep price.