Read this poem. tybalt: this, by his voice, should be a montague. fetch me my rapier, boy. what! dares the slave come hither, cover'd with an antick face, to fleer and scorn at our solemnity? now, by the stock and honour of my kin, to strike him dead i hold it not a sin. —romeo and juliet, william shakespeare how does tybalt’s relationship with romeo affect his reaction to romeo being at the party? a. he thinks romeo is there to insult his family because of the ongoing feud. b. he thinks romeo is there to wear a silly mask and dance because he is an entertainer. c. he thinks romeo is there to work as a servant, because they are not equals. d. he thinks romeo is there to challenge him to a fight because they hate each other. (it will be incorrect answer! )

The “big dig” the “big dig” (the central artery/tunnel project) has been complex and challenging. located in boston, massachusetts, this tunnel is eight lanes wide and three-and-a-half miles long. what is most amazing about this tunnel is that it is constructed under a major highway and skyscrapers located in boston’s financial district. construction crews used “clamshell excavators” during this dig. these machines carved narrow trenches, and then a special substance was pumped into the trench to keep the dirt from caving in. finally, steel beams were lowered into the trench and concrete was pumped in. one problem that engineers faced while constructing the tunnel is the fact that the soil beneath boston is extremely loose and soggy. engineers solved this dilemma by freezing the soil and pumping very cold water into pipes beneath the city. to strengthen the soil even further, a special type of glue was injected into the ground to with the consolidation of the soil. 23 which phrase best defines the word excavator as used in the passage? a. a device used to measure underground temperatures b. a device used to level uneven surfaces c. a device used to move heavy objects d. a device used to dig holes