There once was a man who had saved a lot of money during his life. It had become extremely important to him.
It was so important, in fact, that he made his wife promise
him that, when he died, she would bury all his money with
him. Well, one day, he did die. At the funeral, dressed in
black and crying, the man's wife stood and placed a shoe
box inside the casket right before he was buried. Her friend
leaned over and asked her, "Did you really bury all his
money with him?" The wife answered, "I promised I would
So, I put all his money into my account and wrote him a
check." This story just shows you that you really can't take
money with you when you die.
What was the main idea of the paragraph?
O A. Wives should honor their husbands' wishes.
B. You can't take money with you when you die.
O C. Husbands can't trust their wives.
D. You shouldn't make promises you can't keep.

The arctic national wildlife refuge is home to caribou, moose, musk oxen, wolves, foxes, grizzlies, polar bears and migratory birds. leaders in the oil industry believe the refuge is the perfect site for the “environmentally sensitive exploration” of oil. environmentalists are wondering: what will become of the wildlife? president george w. bush, oil-industry leaders and others believe that americans will benefit from the oil that lies under the snow-filled surface of the refuge. in their opinion, the oil will reduce high fuel prices and decrease our need for oil from other countries. i believe the cost of such drilling is too high. i agree with environmentalists who fear that drilling will disturb the migration of more than 130,000 caribou. each spring, the caribou travel 400 miles to give birth on the coastal plain. in this area of the refuge, there are fewer predators. in addition, experts say that the oil in the area adds up to less than a six-month supply. is such a small amount of oil worth the risk drilling poses to these animals? americans are the largest consumers of oil. instead of drilling for oil, we should decrease our need for foreign oil simply by using less. we must all work together to cut back on the oil we use in order to preserve the wildlife of the arctic national wildlife refuge. what type of argument is used in this paragraph? i believe the cost of such drilling is too high. i agree with environmentalists who fear that drilling will disturb the migration of more than 130,000 caribou. each spring, the caribou travel 400 miles to give birth on the coastal plain. in this area of the refuge, there are fewer predators. in addition, experts say that the oil in the area adds up to less than a six-month supply. is such a small amount of oil worth the risk drilling poses to these animals? a. appeal to emotion c. appeal to logic b. bandwagon d. none of the above select the best answer from the choices provided a b c d