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In the first excerpt, I'm assuming that the underlined word that you are unsure of its meaning is cloy'd. This word means excessive sweetness, so the correct answer is C. overly sentimental.
In the second excerpt, the word we're looking for is probably half-impaired. Impaired means weakened, or damaged, so the correct answer is A. partially damaged.
In the third excerpt, the unknown word is loth, which means unwilling to do something, so the correct answer is B. reluctant or unwilling.
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Answer:
I'd go with educators
Explanation:
it seems like they would get the most out of it
In a newspaper, issues in a community would be found in:
• editorials
• columns
• letters to the editor
The anwer is D) My primary quibble with ear buds is that they are very distracting devices and are therefore dangerous.
This is the sentence that would best serve as a topic sentence for this passage. In the passage, the author focuses on the fact that ear buds can be very distracting. He presents several examples of why this is the case. Moreover, he argues that ear buds can be dangerous, for example, when someone is driving. Option D discusses both of these facts, and therefore, fits the best with the paragraph.