13 Which statement best conveys the central idea of the article?
A "I'm
novelist I've written five books for teenagers --and it's obviously in my interest to
encourage people to read." (lines 1 and 2)
B "But there's increasing evidence that reading for pleasure isn't just another leisure pursuit,
or merely a way of improving literacy skills and factual knowledge." (lines 3 and 4)
C "When we 'get lost in a good book, we're doing more than simply following a story."
(line 28)
D "As the old saying goes: 'You're never alone with a book." (lines 36 and 37)

Which of the following pieces of evidence from gandhi's freedom's battle is most persuasive in support of non- cooperation? a) "i consider that people are better disciplined now than they were before." b) "the danger that attended the civil disobedience does not apply to non-cooperati c) "i do not consider non-cooperation to be unconstitutional." d) "i cannot say a large number has responded to my appeal."

Read the passage from a vindication of the rights of woman. that the society is formed in the wisest manner, whose constitution is founded on the nature of man, strikes, in the abstract, every thinking being so forcibly, that it looks like presumption to endeavour to bring forward proofs; though proof must be brought, or the strong hold of prescription will never be forced by reason; yet to urge prescription as an argument to justify the depriving men (or women) of their natural rights, is one of the absurd sophisms which daily insult common sense. does wollstonecraft maintain an objective tone in the passage? yes, because she uses objective language such as “society is formed in the wisest manner.” yes, because she uses objective language such as “it looks like presumption to endeavor.” no, because she uses subjective language such as “though proof must be brought, or the strong hold.” no, because she uses subjective language such as “absurd sophisms which daily insult common sense.”

The overwhelming majority of the peoples and nations of the world today want to live in peace