How can the underlined sentence in the passage be revised so that it fits the tone of the passage?
a) however, all them newspaper journalists inhabited the hallway.
b) however, the newspaper journalists remained in the hallway.
c) however, the newspaper journalists prevailed in the hallway, making all that noise.
d) however, the newspaper journalists carried on in the hallway, driving us all crazy.

Speaking rapidly in a large gymnasium causes your words to run together; making them hard to distinguish. true false

Read this passage: byron and mitch are co-captains of the mathletes, their high school's academic team. they are backstage with the five other team members, preparing to compete in the state math quiz. byron sits on the floor with his eyes closed and his earbuds in, listening to classical jazz, which him focus his mind and energy. suddenly, he feels a presence beside him. he opens his eyes to see mitch staring at him. "mathletes! mathletes! " mitch chants loudly. mitch gives byron a thumbs-up and then proceeds to strut around like a peacock, high-fiving the other team members, as byron shuts his eyes again and does his best to refocus his mind which statement best summarizes the passage?

“to build a fire” what wild idea does the man conjure up as a last resort?