What inference can be made about Nelda's relationship with Tracy? A) Nelda values Tracy and sees her as a friend
B) Nelda sees Tracy as her competition, so their relationship is based on rivalry, not friendship
C) Nelda relies on Tracy and fears she will not find a friend like Tracy in her new neighborhood
D) Nelda really likes Tracy, but Nelda's parents would like Nelda to have different friends and spend less time with Tracy
Part B:
Which detail from the text best supports your answer from part A?
A) Moving away and starting a new life in another state would be difficult, almost as difficult as it had been to beat Tracy in a swimming race to the nearest tree that
muggy July day
B) The wind pressed in on Nelda's shoulders, humming in her ears, bringing with it shivers and still more fragments of elusive memories
C) The move to another state, because of her parents' employment relocation, would be stressful but exciting. There would be new friendships to form

Ineed . read the passage, and choose the three (3) inferences that are most firmly based on the given information. your sister has a new boyfriend. the first time you meet him, he corners you and talks to you for an hour about football, a subject in which you have no interest at all. you come away with the impression that he is an inconsiderate bore. the next two times you see him, however, he says not a word about football. he participates in the general conversation and makes some witty and intelligent remarks. what is your impression of him now? do you find him likable and interesting on the basis of the last two encounters? do you average out the early minus and the later plus and come out with a neutral zero? neither is likely. what is likely is that you still think of him as an inconsiderate bore. psychological research suggests that first impressions, as our mothers and fathers told us, are quite lasting. 1. the words “neutral zero” refer to an impression that is positive. 2. the words “neutral zero” refer to an impression that is neither positivenor negative. 3. the selection suggests that it’s a good idea to make good firstimpressions. 4. the selection suggests that it can be difficult to remain objective aboutothers. 5. first impressions tend to be fair and balance