Read the passage. then answer the question that follows.
brutus. thy master is a wise and valiant roman;
i never thought him worse.
tell him, so him come unto this place,
he shall be satisfied, and, by my honour,
depart untouched.
servant. i’ll fetch him presently.
brutus. i know that we shall have him well to friend.
cassius. brutus, a word with you.
you know not what you do. do not consent
that antony speak in his funeral.
know you how much the people may be moved
by that which he will utter?
–the tragedy of julius caesar,
william shakespeare
based on the passage, what is the best inference about brutus’s character?
he is wise.
he is dishonest.
he is sympathetic.
he is trusting.

The “big dig” the “big dig” (the central artery/tunnel project) has been complex and challenging. located in boston, massachusetts, this tunnel is eight lanes wide and three-and-a-half miles long. what is most amazing about this tunnel is that it is constructed under a major highway and skyscrapers located in boston’s financial district. construction crews used “clamshell excavators” during this dig. these machines carved narrow trenches, and then a special substance was pumped into the trench to keep the dirt from caving in. finally, steel beams were lowered into the trench and concrete was pumped in. one problem that engineers faced while constructing the tunnel is the fact that the soil beneath boston is extremely loose and soggy. engineers solved this dilemma by freezing the soil and pumping very cold water into pipes beneath the city. to strengthen the soil even further, a special type of glue was injected into the ground to with the consolidation of the soil. 23 which phrase best defines the word excavator as used in the passage? a. a device used to measure underground temperatures b. a device used to level uneven surfaces c. a device used to move heavy objects d. a device used to dig holes