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
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The word "accumulated" in line 8 is closest in meaning to()
A. depended
B. matured
C. dissolved
D. collected
A children's librarian (often conducts) story hours and other activities(to help)children enjoy (herself) while developing an (interest) in reading and the library's resources.()
A. often conducts
B. to help
C. herself
D. interest
Between 1871( until) 1891, (the population) of Toronto (more than) tripled, increasing (from )56,000 to 181,000.()
A. until
B. the population
C. more than
D. from
When (study) different cultures and societies, anthropologists often (focus on) marriage as (a) contractual agreement between (different parties).()
A. study
B. focus on
C. a
D. different parties