Read the two passages. We have to slow down the emissions of carbon dioxide. . . . And the best [ways] to do that are energy efficiency and a switch to renewables.

–Ramez Naam,
Quoted in "The Trillion Dollar Crisis Facing the U. S.,”
Bernice Napach

The Environmental Protection Agency says that energy efficiency can reduce carbon dioxide emissions at a relatively low cost.

"Energy Efficiency as a Low-Cost Resource for Achieving Carbon Emissions Reductions,”
Environmental Protection Agency

What idea about carbon dioxide emissions do both passages support?

The creation of carbon dioxide is mainly caused by burning coal and oil.
Energy efficiency is a good way to reduce the creation of carbon dioxide.
Switching to renewable energy will reduce the amount of carbon dioxide created.
Energy efficiency is an affordable way to reduce emissions.

Read the following passage: sari couldn't believe her bad luck. she had locked her keys in the car. to add fuel to the fire, her cell phone was in the locked car, and she was late for a very important meeting. she knocked on her neighbor's door so that she could ask to use his phone, but he was not not home. what was she to do? what role does the idiom in the passage serve? a. it shows that sari has incredibly bad luck when it comes to work.b. it shows that sari's neighbor was not home either.c. it shows that sari locked her keys in the car.d. it shows that sari's situation was worse than it seemed at first.

Which verb or verb phrase signals an inappropriate shift in mood. a) will you let b) should first change c) must attend d) will be served

What is the effect of narrator's word choice on the tone of this passage? the words "my heart shrank within itself" create a fearful tone. the words "wounded his fellow" develop a remorseful tone. the words "struck harsh upon my ears" suggest an irritated tone. the words "better-omened" set a hopeful tone. excerpt from "the cabuliwallah" by rabindranath tagore i was sitting in my study, looking through the accounts, when some one entered, saluting respectfully, and stood before me. it was rahmun the cabuliwallah. at first i did not recognise him. he had no bag, nor the long hair, nor the same vigour that he used to have. but he smiled, and i knew him again. "when did you come, rahmun? " i asked him. "last evening," he said, "i was released from jail." the words struck harsh upon my ears. i had never before talked with one who had wounded his fellow, and my heart shrank within itself when i realised this; for i felt that the day would have been better-omened had he not turned up.