Excerpt from The River Thames Roberto Barerra 1 Rivers have played an important role in human history. Since ancient times, towns, cities, and entire civilizations have thrived around rivers, which provide people with many of life’s necessities. One such river, the River Thames, has been instrumental in the founding and development of London... 8 Though people no longer rely on the Thames as the only way to get around, the river is still important to many Londoners... If not for the Thames, the world as we know it would be a very different place. What is the MOST LIKELY reason that Londoners no longer rely on the Thames as their main mode of transportation? A) Modern forms of transportation are more convenient. B) The river is too polluted for people to travel across. C) Military personnel have blocked off parts of the river. D) Unpredictable floods make traveling the Thames dangerous.

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Wondrous Written Worlds: The Life of J.R.R. Tolkien

Lee Washington

1John Ronald Reuel Tolkien—commonly known as “J.R.R. Tolkien”—is most famous as the author of the adventure fantasy novels The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. Although he was an English writer, he developed an impressive fan base in the United States. Many people enjoy reading his myths about strange creatures and novel ideas. His famous Lord of the Rings series, which was originally one novel but was later published as three separate books, takes place in an imagined world called Middle Earth. The setting is full of beautiful forests and mysterious caves. The characters set out on a journey to destroy rings that give the wearer enormous destructive powers. The stories in the series are so entertaining that readers can’t seem to put them down. In fact, the books were so popular that they were retold as three successful movies. The director traveled in New Zealand, a country near Australia, to find amazing countryside to imitate the setting of Tolkien’s stories.

2J.R.R. Tolkien created his own worlds for stories based on his memories of living in many different places. Tolkien was born in South Africa to English parents. He later returned to England with his mother and brother to live with his grandparents. Visiting his relatives’ farms helped Tolkien learn about plants and develop a love of nature. Later, Tolkien’s mother appointed a priest, Father Francis Xavier Morgan, to become the official guardian of Tolkien and his brother. Father Morgan introduced Tolkien to many great paintings, some of which inspired the artistic descriptions in his writing. Later, he replicated the elegant architecture of his childhood in the grand castles of his stories.

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Answer:

A) Modern forms of transportation are more convenient.

Explanation:

The text sets the focus on the importance of rivers and how they have contributed to the founding of cities. Then, theThames is given as an example. Although it has always been an impotant river, londoners do not use it any longet to get around, which means that it is not convinient for travelling. The reason why they do not use it to travel is likely to be the development of other means of transport: faster and more unexpensive.