Read the excerpt from “let bindi have the limelight.” "i think she's doing great," discovery channel executive producer wendy douglas told the australian broadcasting corporation in january 2007. "she's fine . . and i really hope that people, you know, hear that when i say—and when other people who are close to her [say]—she's having the time of her life because she does want to share with people singing and dancing about animals and about respecting them . . that's what she really, truly loves doing." as wes mannion, steve's longtime best mate and director of australia zoo, put it: "she's a little rock." what does the metaphor in the excerpt the reader understand about bindi? she is strong in the face of adversity. she is having the time of her life. she loves and respects animals. she wants to share things with people.

Read sentence 13 from the draft. some plants retain a great deal of their foliage through much of the spring and summer, but the leaves do not retain their green color for long. which detail would be best to add after sentence 13 to develop the topic? a. since the green color of the leaves that are bright and abundant during the warmer months will disappear by the time it is fall, it is important that the leaves are trimmed and kept freshly cut so that they will last for as long as possible. b. while the temperature outside may dictate when the fall colors of leaves appear, it is only one of many environmental factors that play a part in the changing of colors from green leaves to fall-colored leaves during the cooler months. c. if people want to enjoy the green color of leaves longer, trees should be planted where the environment is warmer and the days longer because chlorophyll in the leaves can only be manufactured and replaced with sunlight and warmth. d. the green chlorophyll normally masks the fall-colored pigments during the warmer months, but as sunlight becomes less abundant and trees become frozen, the fall colors of leaves become more visible as chlorophyll disappears.