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The rapid growth of industry in the United States resulted in a series of events that led to the Great
Depression. Because of the success of industry, much of the country's wealth ended up in the hands
of a few. As a result, the average American did not have enough money to buy all the products that
were being manufactured. The lack of consumers caused companies to produce less. Needing fewer
workers, they let old employees go and were unable to hire new ones. Workers therefore had less
and less money, causing industry to collapse even more. As industries shut their plants and workers
lost their jobs, banks across the country failed. In 1930, the first full year of the depression, 1,300
banks closed their doors. During the next two years, another 3,700 closed.
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Which word or phrase is NOT a clue to the pattern of organization of the paragraph?
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A:As a result
B:causing
C:Because
D: During

Me 31) what is the best definition of the word ventured as it is used in the final sentence of paragraph 1? with high hope for the future, no prediction in regard to it is ventured. a) desired b) c) justified d) risked 32) with malice toward none; with charity for all; with firmness in the right, as god gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in; to bind up the nation’s wounds; to care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan—to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves, and with all nations. lincoln uses the last paragraph of his speech a) to emphasize the atrocities of war. b) to show his concern for all nations. c) to ask for more support for the war. d) to describe his visions for the nation's rebirth. 33) now, at the expiration of four years, during which public declarations have been constantly called forth on every point and phase of the great contest which still absorbs the attention and engrosses the energies of the nation, little that is new could be presented. which is the best definition for expiration as it is used in the selected sentence? a) emission of breath b) ceasing to be in effect c) the act of breathing out d) the emission of volatile matter from the earth's atmosphere 34) the almighty has his own purposes. ‘woe unto the world because of offenses! for it must needs be that offenses come; but woe to that man by whom the offense cometh.’ what is the meaning of the word offenses as used in the first line of the fifth paragraph? a) breaking the law b) attack or assault c) causing injury, causing harm or hurt d) sin; wrongdoing against someone else

Which sentence has a correct verb form in the subjunctive mood? a. i insist that the town stop using that dangerous product to kill mosquitoes. b. i demand that the town use a less dangerous means of killing them. c. if i was a mayor, i would pass a law against that dangerous product. d. if my cousin was at today’s town meeting, she would agree.

Read the poem from "my brothers’ flying machine: orville, wilbur, and me" by jane yolen first before answering these questions. part a: how do lines 1–23 most support a theme of the poem? question 1 options: a by describing how heavy the constructed plane would be b by detailing the commitment that went into the first flight c by showing how tunnels were used to make test flights d by illustrating the challenges of fueling the plane read the poem from "my brothers’ flying machine: orville, wilbur, and me" by jane yolen first before answering these questions. part b which evidence from the poem best supports the answer to part a (question 1)? question 2 options: a “now they worked dawn to dusk / so absorbed in what they were doing,” (lines 1–2) b “they learned about lift and drag.” (line 9) c “gasoline was gravity-fed into the engine” (line 19) d “over six hundred pounds of aeroplane— / it could not be assembled whole in our shop.” (lines 22–23)