Read the passage from when birds get flu and cows go mad! by john diconsiglio. the human version of mad cow resembles a rare brain disease called variant cruetzfeldt-jakob disease (vcjd). it seems to affect mostly young adults. it strikes five or more years after the victim ate bad meat. in every case, the infected person has died. perhaps the best news about mad cow is that people do not catch it easily. chances are, millions of people have eaten infected beef. but, for reasons scientists still do not understand, only about 150 people have gotten vcjd and died from it. which cause-and-effect signal words in the passage point to the result of a problem? the human version in every case chances are but, for reasons

Sure, i wish things had turned out differently for me in vietnam. but i know things could have turned out worse, too. so ljust try to be for what i do have and do my best to be independent. i can dress myself and even tie a tie. no more playing guitar, though. if i close my eyes, i can just about hear the music. just strumming my heartstrings is what i'm doing, i suppose. how could the author best resolve this situation to create a feeling of somber regret? a. the narrator describes the difficulty in cooking for himself. b. the narrator decides to sell his guitar and take up a new instrument. c. the narrator points out that he doesn't have to wear a tie too often. d.the narrator mentions a friend who did not live through the war.