At first, I didn't have much interest in the house my great-uncle had left me. I was comfortable living in the city. When I received the deed, however, I decided that I should at least give the place a quick inspection before I sold it. When I drove up, the place looked like something out of horror movie: an old, rotting Victorian mansion with turrets and cobwebs. I stepped inside, took one look at the spooky interior and turned around to leave. Which final sentence to the paragraph would likely create the most suspense?
A."Not this time, ghosts!" I shouted as I left the place.
B. I then drove straight to the nearest real estate office
C. That's when I realized the door had locked behind me.
D. I screamed an ran from the house as fast as I could.

The author most likely uses the word monstrous rather than the word “unpleasant” because it has a more positive connotation than the word “unpleasant.” a more negative connotation than the word “unpleasant.” a more neutral connotation than the word “unpleasant.” almost the same connotation as the word “unpleasant.”

Read this excerpt from i never had it made. "it's all that ought to count," he replied. "but it isn't. maybe one of these days it will be all that counts. that is one of the reasons i've got you here, robinson. if you're a good enough man, we can make this a start in the right direction. but let me tell you, it's going to take an awful lot of courage." he was back to the crossroads question that made me start to get angry minutes earlier. he asked it slowly and with great care. "have you got the guts to play the game no matter what happens? " "i think i can play the game, mr. rickey," i said. the next few minutes were tough. branch rickey had to make absolutely sure that i knew what i would face. beanballs would be thrown at me. i would be called the kind of names which would hurt and infuriate any man. i would be physically attacked. could i take all of this and control my temper, remain steadfastly loyal to our ultimate aim? which is the central idea of this excerpt?

Read the sentence from last lecture by randy pausch. all right, so what we’re not talking about today, we are not talking about cancer, because i spent a lot of time talking about that and i’m really not interested. pausch tells his audience this because he wants them to know that