The word "these" in line 20 refers to()
A. golden eagles
B. generations
C. winds
D. nests
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The (poor )condition of (prisoners are ) what (concerned) Dorothea Dix, an American social worker and (director of) a school ill Boston.()
A. poor
B. prisoners are
C. concerned
D. director of
The brain of an average adult is one of the largest organs of the body()about three pounds.
A. weighs
B. is weighed
C. weighing
D. to weigh it
The word "exercise" in line 15 is closest in meaning to()
A. utilize
B. consider
C. design
D. defend
All of the following are mentioned in the passage as reasons for the increased demand for cotton EXCEPT()
A. cotton's softness
B. cotton's ease of processing
C. a shortage of flax and wool
D. the growth that occurred in the textile industr