"Charlotte basically, didn't stop talking as we headed down to the second floor. She was describing the plays they had put on last year, which was Oliver She played Oliver even though she's a girl. As she said this, she pushed open the double doors to a huge auditorium. At the other end of the room, was a stage. Charlotte started skipping toward the stage." How can Marta BEST make a personal connection to understand Charlotte's character?
Marta can make a mental picture of an auditorium and stage.

Marta can I ask yourself "where did I lose track?"

Marta can keep breeding until she finishes the book.

Marta can think of something she knows who is talkative and energetic.

The “big dig” the “big dig” (the central artery/tunnel project) has been complex and challenging. located in boston, massachusetts, this tunnel is eight lanes wide and three-and-a-half miles long. what is most amazing about this tunnel is that it is constructed under a major highway and skyscrapers located in boston’s financial district. construction crews used “clamshell excavators” during this dig. these machines carved narrow trenches, and then a special substance was pumped into the trench to keep the dirt from caving in. finally, steel beams were lowered into the trench and concrete was pumped in. one problem that engineers faced while constructing the tunnel is the fact that the soil beneath boston is extremely loose and soggy. engineers solved this dilemma by freezing the soil and pumping very cold water into pipes beneath the city. to strengthen the soil even further, a special type of glue was injected into the ground to with the consolidation of the soil. 23 which phrase best defines the word excavator as used in the passage? a. a device used to measure underground temperatures b. a device used to level uneven surfaces c. a device used to move heavy objects d. a device used to dig holes