Possessed of an insatiable sweet tooth, Jim enjoyed all kinds of candy, but he had a special _________      for gumdrops, his absolute favourite.*1 pointcontaineraffinityodiumnature

Only after Michael took the flat and gooey cake out of the oven did he realize he’d forgotten to add the _________ ingredient of baking soda.inconsequentialintrinsicperpetualcrucial

Oh! But he was a tight-fisted hand at the grindstone, Scrooge! a squeezing, wrenching, grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous, old sinner! Hard and sharp as flint, from which no steel had ever struck out generous fire; secret, and self-contained, and solitary as an oyster. The cold within him froze his old features, nipped his pointed nose, shrivelled his cheek, stiffened his gait; made his eyes red, his thin lips blue; and spoke out shrewdly in his grating voice. A frosty rime was on his head, and on his eyebrows, and his wiry chin. He carried his own low temperature always about with him; he iced his office in the dog-days; and didn’t thaw it one degree at Christmas.10Select the correct answer.How does the author develop the character in this excerpt? A. through the use of descriptive detail B. through the character’s actions C. through the use of dialogue D. through the character’s thoughts

Carrie, what would you like to have for __ breakfast? - I would like to have___ toast with ___ chocolate on it.a) -, a, someb) -, -, somec) the, the, some,d) a, -, -

Charity work, generosity and giving was a blueprint of Margie's _____________ personality.  selfish altruistic florid gregariousSubmit Answer

John found himself in the middle of a feud between his boss and his best friend. He did everything he could to _________________ himself from the situation. aextricate bexalt cexacerbate dexasperate