It did seem that the picture failed to fit in with the rest of the shop. A Bean young fellow who claimed he was closing out his stock let the old man have it for what he called a song. It was only a little out-of-the-way store that subsisted chiefly on the framing of pictures. The old man looked around at his views of the city, his pictures of cats and dogs, his flaming bits of landscape. “Don’t belong in here,” he fumed. And yet, the old man was secretly proud of his acquisition. There was a hidden dignity in his scowling as he shuffled about, pondering the least ridiculous place for the picture.

Which choice best states the main purpose of the text?

A) To convey the shop owner’s resentment of the person he got the new picture from

B) To explain the differences between the new picture and other pictures in the shop

C) To reveal the shop owner’s conflicted feelings about the new picture

D) To describe the items that the shop owner most highly prizes

The tree evolved in West Asia, where the beetle Bruchidius terrenus preys on its seeds. In 1767,mimosa trees were introduced to North America, far from any B. terrenus. But evolutionary links between predators and their prey can persist across centuries and continents. Around 2003, B. terrenus was introduced in southeastern North America near where botanist Shin and colleagues had been monitoring mimosa trees. Within a year, 97 percent of the trees had been attacked by the beetles.

"Which choice best describes the function of the third sentence in the overall structure of the text?

A) It offers an alternative explanation for the findings of Shin and colleagues.

B) It provides context that clarifies why the species mentioned spread to new locations.

C) It states the hypothesis that Chang and colleagues had set out to investigate using mimosa trees and B. terrenus.

D) It presents a generalization that is exemplified by the discussion of the mimosa trees and B.terrenus

I have just seen a most beautiful thing,Slim and still,Against a gold, gold sky,A straight black cypress,Sensitive,Exquisite,A black finger Pointing upwards.Why, beautiful still finger, are you black?And why are you pointing upwards?

Which choice best describes the overall structure of the text?

A) The speaker presents an outdoor scene, then considers a human behavior occurring within that scene.

B) The speaker examines her surroundings, then speculates about their influence on her emotional state.

C) The speaker assesses a natural phenomenon, then questions the accuracy of her assessment.

D) The speaker describes a distinctive sight in nature, then ponders what meaning to attribute to that sight.

I HEAR it is charged against him that I seek to destroy institutions;But really, I am neither for nor against institutions (What indeed have I in common with them?— Or what with the destruction of them?),Only I will establish in the Mannahatta [Manhattan] and in every city of These States,inland and seaboard,And in the fields and woods, and above every keel [ship] little or large, that dents the water,Without edifices, or rules, or trustees, or any argument,The institution of the dear love of comrades.

Which choice best describes the overall structure of the text?

A) The speaker concedes his personal shortcomings then boasts of his many achievements.

B) The speaker addresses a criticism leveled against him, then announces a grand ambition of his.

C) The speaker questions an increasingly prevalent attitude, then summarizes his worldview.

D) The speaker regrets his isolation from others,then predicts a profound change in society.

Chan was an odd, determined little person,and now he had something interesting to be determined about; he was very much absorbed, indeed. He worked and dug and pulled up weeds steadily, only becoming more pleased with his work every hour instead of tired of it. It seemed to her like a fascinating sort of play.

Which choice best states the main idea of the text?

A) Chan is getting bored with pulling up so many weeds in the garden

B) Chan feels very satisfied when she’s taking care of the garden

C) Chan is clearing out the garden to create a space to play.

D) Chan hides in the garden to avoid doing her chores.