Both seagulls and wild geese are large birds. they're also similar in that both kinds of birds can fly over great distances. on the other hand, seagulls are scavengers, while wild geese aren't. seagulls, for example, are often found around garbage dumps. geese, however, feed on things like seeds and insects. another important difference between the two kinds of birds is that geese fly on long annual migrations of well over 1,000 miles. seagulls will migrate far inland to search for food. however, they don't follow seasonal patterns of migration like wild geese. two important contrasts between seagulls and wild geese are a. size and long-distance flying. b. long-distance flying and feeding habits. c. migration and size. d. feeding habits and migration.

Which words in this excerpt from the count of monte cristo can be used as synonyms to determine the meaning of the word grotto? dant? s entered the second grotto. the second grotto was lower and more gloomy than the first; the air that could only enter by the newly formed opening had the mephitic smell dant? s was surprised not to find in the outer cavern. he waited in order to allow pure air to displace the foul atmosphere, and then went on. 1. air 2. opening 3. mephitic 4. cavern 5. pure 6. atmosphere

Isaw clearly the doom which had been prepared for me, and congratulated myself upon the timely accident by which ! had escaped. another step before my fall, and the world had seen me no more and the death just avoided was of that very character which i had regarded as fabulous and frivolous in the tales respecting the inquisition. to the victims of its tyranny, there was the choice of death with its direst physical agonies, or death with its most hideous moral horrors. i had been reserved for the latter. by long suffering my nerves had been unstrung, until i trembled at the sound of my own voice, and had become in every respect a fitting subject for the species of torture which awaited me. which torture does the passage above reference? a. being eaten alive by rats b. being sliced open by a giant blade c. being killed by falling into a hole d. being burned alive

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