More than 30 million acres of tropical rain forest are destroyed each year. an area as small as 1,000 acres of primary rain forest contains as many as 600 species of flowering plants, 280 species of trees, and 40 types of reptiles. what if one of these plants or animals contained the cure for cancer but was lost forever when its home was destroyed? that acre of rain forest could have saved millions of people, including the lives of innocent children.

what sentence best sums up the author’s viewpoint on the world’s rain forests?

a. the destruction of the rain forests must be stopped.

b. the rain forest must be cut away to make room for development.

c. the cure for cancer might be found in the tropical rain forest.

d. a small area of the tropical rain forest contains many different types of species.

Read the excerpt from "the most dangerous game." a man, who had been hiding in the curtains of the bed, was standing there. "rainsford! " screamed the general. "how in god's name did you get here? " "swam," said rainsford. "i found it quicker than walking through the jungle." the general sucked in his breath and smiled. "i congratulate you," he said. "you have won the game." rainsford did not smile. "i am still a beast at bay," he said, in a low, hoarse voice. "get ready, general zaroff." the general made one of his deepest bows. "i see," he said. "splendid! one of us is to furnish a repast for the hounds. the other will sleep in this very excellent bed. on guard, rainsford." . . he had never slept in a better bed, rainsford decided. adrian is writing an essay about "the most dangerous game.” which detail from the excerpt best supports his idea that rainsford is unchanged and still feels that the hunter is justified in killing the hunted? a man, who had been hiding in the curtains of the bed, was standing there. "swam," said rainsford. "i found it quicker than walking through the jungle." rainsford did not smile. "i am still a beast at bay," he said, in a low, hoarse voice. "get ready, general zaroff." he had never slept in a better bed, rainsford decided.