South of the equator, in the midst of the Brazilian rain forest, sits the bustling coastal city of Rio de Janeiro. Known for its beautiful beaches and tropical weather, Rio de Janeiro is a city that loves to celebrate. Every February, Rio hosts Carnival, a huge, multiday festival that involves floats, costumes, music, and dancing. But it's not just Carnival; in 2014, Brazil hosted the World Cup soccer tournament, and Rio's citizens are preparing to host the 2016 Olympics as well. With so much going on, shouldn't you get busy booking your ticket to Rio? What information should be included in an objective summary of the passage?

A.
Rio's citizens enjoy sports, music, dancing, and parades.

B.
Carnival takes place in February and lasts for several days.

C.
Rio is a popular tourist destination that has made an effort to attract international attention.

D.
The 2014 World Cup soccer tournament included games played all over Brazil.

Which sentence in this excerpt from leo tolstoy’s the death of ivan ilyich suggests that ivan ilyich aspired to be part of the elite in society from a young age? a.ivan ilyich was  le phenix de la famille  as people said.  he was neither as cold and formal as his elder brother nor as wild as the younger, but was a happy mean between them—an intelligent polished, lively and agreeable man.b.  even when he was at the school of law he was just what he remained for the rest of his life:   a capable, cheerful, good-natured, and sociable man, though strict in the fulfillment of what he considered to be his duty:   and he considered his duty to be what was so considered by those in authority.c.neither as a boy nor as a man was he a toady, but from early youth was by nature attracted to people of high station as a fly is drawn to the light, assimilating their ways and views of life and establishing friendly relations with them.d.all the enthusiasms of childhood and youth passed without leaving much trace on him; he succumbed to sensuality, to vanity, and latterly among the highest classes to liberalism, but always within limits which his instinct unfailingly indicated to him as correct.e.at school he had done things which had formerly seemed to him very horrid and made him feel disgusted with himself when he did them;