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Mr. and Mrs. Lacey ignore Doris at the dinner table when she begs them to let her keep the dog, which leads to Doris....

• having a temper tantrum at the table.

• crying loudly.

• becoming silent.

• falling asleep.

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Directions: Read the following passages and determine the text structure. Pizza is often viewed as a junk food, and it is true that some pizzas are high in salt, fat, and calories, but there may also be some benefit to eating pizza. Some studies have found that lycopene, an antioxidant that exists in tomato products that are often used in pizza, may prevent some forms of cancer. Dr. Silvano Gallus, of the Mario Negri Institute for Pharmaceutical Research in Milan, studied the eating habits of people who developed cancer of the mouth, throat, esophagus, and colon. He concluded that people who ate pizza at least once a week had significantly less chance of developing these cancers. Here’s to your health.

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Some flamingos are pink. Not all flamingos are pink. Pink flamingos comes from their diet. Flamingos that lost of shrimp will be pink. Flamingos that eat lots of algae will be pale or white.

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Polar bears are excellent hunters who eat lots of seals. First they use their sense of smell to find seals. Seals hunt underwater but must surface to breathe. Then polar bears wait for the seal to surface for air. They may wait hours for this. Polar bears are very patient hunters. Then, when the seal comes up for air, the polar bear grabs it.

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Directions: Read the following passages and determine the text structure Did you know that your tongue is a muscle? It is. And it's the only muscle you have that's covered in saliva and taste buds. Having taste buds stops you from eating rotten food. Having saliva protects you from some germs and bacteria. Gross, but helpful.

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Some flamingos are pink. Not all flamingos are pink. Pink flamingos comes from their diet. Flamingos that lost of shrimp will be pink. Flamingos that eat lots of algae will be pale or white.

• Cause- flamingos eat lots of shrimp.

  Effect- flamingos will be pink.

  Cause: flamingos eat lost of algae

  Effect: flamingos will be pale or white

• Cause: flamingos eat lots of food

  Effect: flamingos will be pink

• Cause: flamingos are blue

  Effect: Flamingos eat shrimp

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Getting to the North Pole is not easy. The fastest way is by airplane. That will only take you to Norway though. Then you need to take a boat. The boat will take you to an island called Barneo, which is about 60 miles from the North Pole. Then you can fly to the North Pole by helicopter. That's the fastest way to get to the North Pole.

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