Over the years, Carson told his favorite jokes to all of his friends. He had no problem repeating the jokes, but his friends began to feel that Carson’s comedic ability was becoming stagnant. Carson had not come up with anything new in a long while. Therefore, his friends balked at listening to those same jokes again. So, Carson found himself interrupted by his friends when he started a joke. He was completely puzzled by their behavior. 1
Based on the context of the passage, the meaning of the word balked is
A.
refused to deal with something.
B.
were stopped by an obstacle.
C.
stopped short and not proceed.
D.
prevented a plan from happening.

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From the story " saving the children"why is nicholas winton honored today? why did jewish people in czechoslovakia want to get their children out of the country? where did nicholas winton do his work saving the children? why was it hard for winton to find refuge for the children? to confirm your understanding, write a summary of “saving the children.”(a) aside from winton, who were the interview subjects? (b) analyze what do most of the interview subjects have in common? (a) why wasn’t this story told until 50 years later? (b) infer what does this say about winton’s character? summarize how did winton finally manage to get the children out of czechoslovakia? (a) support what was the “lie” hugo meisl’s parents told hugo and his brother before they sent them away? (b) make a judgment was this the right thing to do? explain. essential question: how do we remember the past? what have you learned about the nature of heroism from reading this article?