Read the passage from "The Lady, or the Tiger." It mattered not that he might already possess a wife
and family, or that his affections might be engaged
upon an object of his own selection; the king allowed
no such subordinate arrangements to interfere with his great scheme of retribution and reward.

What does the depiction of the king's justice most
likely represent?

A. the wisdom of a good leader
B. the love of a people for the king
C. the carelessness of the ruling class
D. the rewards of a job well done

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