Read It! Japanese automakers Toyota and Honda have been selling gas-electric hybrid cars for over a decade. These cars
are "green"—they produce less pollution and are better for the environment. Now, Nissan, another Japanese car
manufacturer, has developed a rival. The Leading Environmentally friendly Affordable Family car (LEAP) made its
public debut in August 2009. It is a completely electric, zero-emissions vehicle. The LEAF costs as little as $29,000.
This is fairly cheap for an electric car, and government-sponsored rebates lowered the price even further. Nissan
hoped to tap the growing market of environmentally conscious consumers eager to avoid rising gas prices.
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Nissan tried to
A compete
B endure
C qualify
D contribute
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Read the excerpt from the poem "growing up italian" by maria mazziotti gillan and answer the question that follows. when i was a little girl, i thought everyone was italian, and that was good. we visted our aunts and uncles, and they visted us. the italian language smooth and sweet in my mouth. in kindergarten, english words fell on me, thick and sharp as hail. i grew silent, the italian word balanced on the edge of my tongue and the english word, lost during the first moment of every question. source: gillan, maria mazziotti. "growing up italian." poetrymagazine.com. poetry magazine, n.d. web. 30 mar. 2011. what is the tone of this poem? what does the tone reveal about the speaker of the poem and the conflict she faces? based on this excerpt, what can you predict about the theme of the poem?