Answer:
A. Long, long ago there lived an old man and his wife who supported themselves by cultivating a small plot of land. (Yei Theodora Ozaki, “The Story of the Old Man Who Made Withered Trees to Flower”)
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E. He was a man of exuberant fancy, and, withal, of an authority so irresistible that, at his will, he turned his varied fancies into facts. (Frank R. Stockton, “The Lady, or the Tiger”)
Explanation:
The safety of family and friends
Answer:
A. The identification of the criminal's own fingerprints may be the most important tool in the conviction of a criminal.
Explanation:
Without knowing/reading the excerpt, I can determine that this statement is the author's purpose because the other answer choices are just listing details from the story, that actually support this statement.
Answer:
Un niño espera a que su padre llegue a casa para poder hablar.
Explanation:
Number 8 is > He thinks they are a burden and a trap