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Explanation:
This letter is from a concerned resident to the editor of a magazine or newspaper where he complains about the bad state of the Castle Park which is the playground for the children of the community that was given to them by the community groups. In the letter, he is bitter that the city government refuses to take responsibility and restore the structure, neither will they allow citizens to make repairs.
The words that give the piece a negative tone are public junkyard. garbage, and rots.
Part A:
I believe your best answer A. "Big Year" birders compete for honor, love and record-setting.
1) honor and record-setting: As stated, 'most people who want to break such a record...'
2) love: "... most people who want to break such a record know the greatest rewards are not necessarily winning. Such rewards are in being able to commit a year of your life to <em>doing something you love.</em>" (emphasize added)
Part B:
F. Most birders <em>take pride </em>in their reputation and their abilities to see or hear and then identify a bird. (emphasizes added).
"Most birders take great pride in their reputations and their abilities to see or hear and then identify a bird. Usually, important sightings of the rare birds needed to get counts in the 700s are visited by hundreds of birders. It is pretty hard to cheat your way to a record-breaking year, but in general, few are interested in cheating."
H. Such rewards are in being able to commit a year of your life to doing something you love
"... the birds these contestants are counting are the number that they see in a particular year."
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wispy
thin and weak
He must’ve been held back several grades, because he was the only sixth grader with acne and the start of a wispy beard on his chin.
pulverize
make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust
It’s weird being alone with a teacher, especially Mrs. Dodds. Something about the way she looked at the frieze, as if she wanted to pulverize it.
squall
sudden violent winds, often accompanied by precipitation
One of the current events we studied in social studies class was the unusual number of small planes that had gone down in sudden squalls in the Atlantic that year.
There are various ways production pollutes the Earth's environment but, crude oil spills vastly harm living organisms and food production to that keep them alive.
something like that?
