Whether you ride on hectic city streets or bucolic [rural] back roads, helmets are essential armor. bicycle helmets have been shown to reduce the risk of head injuries by up to 88 percent and facial injuries by 65 percent, according to a cochrane database systemic review published in 2000. bike riders who play against those odds do not fare well in accidents. more than 90 percent of the 714 bicyclists killed in 2008 were not wearing helmets, according to the insurance institute for highway safety.

what is the overall tone of this excerpt?
a.) pushy
b.) hesitant
c.) carefree
d.)assertive

the service industry in the united states grew in the late 1800s. what was one effect of that growth?

the number of people with jobs in factories as unskilled workers decreased.

the number of people with jobs in factories as unskilled workers increased.

the middle class grew as people took jobs as clerks, lawyers, and teachers.

the middle class shrank as people left jobs as clerks, lawyers, and teachers.

covert: hidden or secret

candid: truthful and straightforward

what i get from these phrases is covert means undercover or underground and that's where the flower is in april. on the other hand, may is the month where flowers start to bloom and thats the reason why candid is being used as a word to describe the blossoming period of a flower.

hope this answer you.