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Read the excerpt from "Do not go gentle into that good night."Though wise men at their end know dark is right,Because their words had forked no lightning theyDo not go gentle into that good night.Good men, the last wave by, crying how brightTheir frail deeds might have danced in a green bay,Rage, rage against the dying of the light.Wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight,And learn, too late, they grieved it on its way,Do not go gentle into that good night.Grave men, near death, who see with blinding sightBlind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay,Rage, rage against the dying of the light.Which statement best describes the effect of the repetition of "men preceded by an adjective?A.It reinforces the idea that all people, not just the speaker's father, should fight against death.B.It emphasizes that all men, no matter what their lives have been like, should accept death when it comes.C.It supports the speaker's idea of an eternal life after death for people of all walks of life.D.It highlights the speaker's grief at being unable to come to
Which two words in the excerpt does the author use to create an admiring tone?Long did the hours seem while I waited the departure of the company, and listened for the sound of Bessie's step on the stairs: sometimes she would come up in the interval to seek her thimble or her scissors, or perhaps to bring me something by way of suppera bun or a cheese-cakethen she would sit on the bed while I ate it, and when I had finished, she would tuck the clothes round me, and twice she kissed me, and said, "Good night, Miss Jane." When thus gentle, Bessie seemed to me the best, prettiest, kindest being in the world; and I wished most intensely that she would always be so pleasant and amiable, and never push me about, or scold, or task me unreasonably, as she was too often wont to do. Bessie Lee must, I think, have been a girl of good natural capacity, for she was smart in all she did, and had a remarkable knack of narrative; so, at least, I judge from the impression made on me by her nursery tales.
20Select the correct answer.What is the purpose of this excerpt from a speech about science fiction?When it comes to literature, most people do not take science fiction seriously. They equate science fiction with fantastical stories about aliens,zombies, time travel, or other futuristic inventions. This dismissal is a serious mistake. Science fiction is actually a fertile breeding ground forhypotheses, or educated guesses, about the future of mankind.If this claim sounds a little grandiose, you should consider the fact that almost a hundred years before the first astronauts landed on the moon, awriter named Jules Verne described a lunar voyage and actually got a lot of the scientific details right. In addition, roughly 30 years before theinvention of the atom bomb, author H.G. Wells' The World Set Free described how atomic power could be harnessed to create an explosivedevice. Additionally, long before DNA testing was invented, Arthur C. Clarke wrote about how DNA studies would allow doctors to establish whothe father of a child was. What do all of these writers have in common? They are all science-fiction writers!O A to entertain the audience by describing the plots of science fiction novelsB.to persuade the audience to add science fiction novels to their reading listsO C.to inform the audience about the scientific knowledge of science-fiction writersto convince the audience that science fiction is the highest-quality form of fictionO D.ResetNext