Read the excerpt from a short story.

after two hours of a tedious cinematic production, the dim aisle lights flickered back on. having endured scenes of fake gore and the phony distress of deficient actors, i stood to leave with a measure of relief. i would breathe easy in the open air, away from the greasy odors and the sniffling man whose cough had noisily barked over the on-screen dialogue. my steps slowed as the queue of exiting patrons jammed the aisles. then the sliver of light from the exit door went dark. the theater was briefly silent, and i heard the unmistakable sound of a deadbolt locking. what technique does the author use to build suspense in the excerpt?

the word choice darkens the tone.
odd characters are introduced.
the setting details are intentionally omitted.
the outcome of events becomes uncertain.

(1) fire extended humans’ geographical boundaries by allowing them to travel into regions that were previously too cold to explore. (2) it also kept predators away, allowing early humans to sleep securely. (3) fire, in fact, has been a significant factor in human development and progress in many ways. (4) other obvious benefits of fire are its uses in cooking and in hunting. (5) probably even more important, however, is that learning to control fire allowed people to change the very rhythm of their lives. (6) before fire, the human daily cycle coincided with the rising and setting of the sun. (7) with fire, though, humans gained time to think and talk about the day’s events and to prepare strategies for coping with tomorrow. the sentence that expresses the main idea is: (type the number of the sentence. then click “go.”)

You are moving out of town and you are planning to sell your recently bought bicycle. draft a classified advertisement including the description of the bicycle, cost and other necessary details. about 50 words.

How does bill safire depict mankind in his proposed speech? 1.adventurous and greedy 2.adventurous and determined 3.daring and invasive 4.timid and wary of loss