What must a potential firefighter candidate do before he or she can complete the physical ability and endurance testing?

Read this quotation when i do count the clock that tells the time. why is this verse an example of iambic pentameter?

Can someone translate the swahili word 'cheo' for me ? i do not understand.

Ishmael wants to go on vacation with his friend's family. what's the best way he can persuade his parents to say yes? a he can tell them that he will be sad and stay in bed if he can't go. b he can explain that the vacation will be educational and safe. c he can say that he'll hate his parents if they don't let him go. d he can ask them for the money that he needs for the trip.