Read the excerpt from mother tongue. how does tan build a central idea of her story in the excerpt?

What do you think about world hunger? what could we do to make it better or fix it to where people are getting the things they need? what would you do?

Astudent wants to replace the underlined word to make the meaning more precise. which phrase would be the best replacement for the underlined phrase ?

Why did gulliver ask glumdalclitch not to take him to the maids of honor anymore? a. he found their conversation boring. c. they disgusted him and injured his pride. b. he was allergic to their perfumes and became quite ill. d. he didn't like being around so many women. he really wanted to join in the company of men.