Oliver Goldsmith is considered one of the greats of English literature is a mystery to me. His two "masterpieces", The Vicar of Wakefield<span> and </span><span>She Stoops to Conquer,</span><span> are mildly entertaining but ephemeral. They practically evaporate on a second reading.</span>
<span>lumbering up the steps
plodding past me
The two verbs used to describe the way the giant tortoises move are "lumbering" and "plodding". Both of these verbs carry the connotation that something very large is moving awkwardly. Plodding refers to the loud sound it would make when its feet hit the ground, and lumbering describes the awkward way limbs move when they're so big and heavy.</span>
I believe the answer is B. Nguyen explains how buses reduce traffic by lowering the number of cars on the road.
The passage says “Clearly, buses reduce traffic rather than cause it”. Answer B is the only answer that mentions traffic in a logical way.
I hope this helps!
Answer:
Father Amadi visits the next day and invites Obiora and Jaja to play football that evening. He tells Jaja to invite his sister, but when they leave in the evening, Kambili pretends to be asleep. She goes out to the living room to find Amaka tending to Papa-Nnukwu. Papa-Nnukwu tells Kambili that her cousin would have been chosen to decorate the shrines of their gods. Watching them, Kambili feels a longing for something she knows she will never have. She joins Aunty Ifeoma in the kitchen.
Explanation:
6. My parents (are going to a concert tonight).
7. The bus driver (is not driving carefully).
8. (Are) the pupils (decorating) the room at the moment?
10. They (are having) salesin all the big stores now.
The Bus
The bus (is coming). The passengers (are sitting) down. One woman (is giving) the driver the money. An old man (is reading) his newspaper. The young boy (is ringing) the bell. Two children (are running) for the bus. The bus (is stopping) and people (are getting) off of it.
Spring is Here
It is the beginning of spring. I can see through the window that it (is raining). The sun (is shining) and some flowers (are blooming). My brothers (are listening) to music and they (are discussing) the weather. Seems that the winter is over and there is so much to look forward to. A small dog outside (is running) and (barking) happily. He is (playing). I think that the best thing about spring is knowing that summer is just around the corner.
