We were surfing, and maggie was letting wave after wave pass by. i rode plenty of waves, but maggie kept saying that she thought there would be a better wave coming along soon. an hour later, that better wave still hadn’t come, and we had to leave the beach. i hope next time that maggie will surf while we have the chance.

a.
strike while the iron is hot.

b.
old habits die hard.

c.
the leopard cannot change its spots.

d.
once bitten, twice shy.

In the story "seventh grade," how do victor's hopes and expectations about teresa at the beginning of the school day compare with his hopes and expectations about teresa at the end of the school day? his hopes and expectations are exactly the same at the end of the day. his hopes and expectations are completely different at the end of the day. his hopes and expectations are strengthened by the end of the day. his hopes and expectations are weakened by the end of the day.

In the following conversation, which group discussion technique does emily most clearly show?

Read the excerpt from "save the redwoods."another, one of the finest in the grove, more than three hundred feet high, was skinned alive to a height of one hundred and sixteen feet from the ground and the bark sent to london to show how fine and big that calaveras tree was—as sensible a scheme as skinning our great men would be to prove their greatness. which  best  describes how the excerpt appeals to readers’ emotions? the excerpt provides facts about the tree, which impresses readers’ scientific minds. the excerpt describes how the tree traveled to london, which excites the readers’ sense of adventure. the excerpt compares the tree to a person, which makes readers feel sympathetic toward the tree. the excerpt explains how to skin a tree, which makes readers feel awed at the height of the tree.