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Read the excerpt from "The Kennedy Space Center."

On the first day, over two thousand people visited the Kennedy Space Center (KSC). Within three months, one hundred thousand visitors had come to see the complex! As people's fascination with space increased, the tours became more popular. This popularity increased the frequency of the tours from once a week to every day. The Kennedy Space Center even started to offer two different tours. One tour was only 90 minutes long, while the other was three hours.

Based on information in the text, how many people visited the KSC on the first day that it opened? (2 points)

a
One hundred thousand

b
Over three thousand

c
Over two thousand

d
Two hundred thousand

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Excerpt from the ultimate fighting championship mary o'dell 1 american interest in mixed martial arts is growing. both male and female athletes are invited to compete, although this sport is not recommended for the prima donna. this full contact fighting combines various martial arts techniques so fighters with different styles can compete against each other. this intriguing sport has convinced more than one athlete that he is not, in fact, the alpha and the omega! many people think that all combative sports should be strictly monitored and regulated by state commissions. it is obvious that the ultimate fighting championship (ufc) is an organization that promotes combative athletic events. state athletic commissions should strictly monitor and regulate the ufc.select the rebuttal statement that best refutes the viewpoint in section one. a) it is necessary to oversee the athletes involved in mixed martial arts. b) it is unnecessary to oversee the athletes involved in mixed martial arts. c) it is necessary for athletes involved in mixed martial arts to self-regulate. d) one distinctive feature of mixed martial arts is the combination of various techniques.

Reread lines 6-7 "the survivor." determine how the tone of these differs from the preceding lines (1-5)