Next week is Tina's ninth birthday, and her parents have promised her a special time. Tina wonders if they are planning to give her a surprise party. She is finding it hard to
control her excitement about the prospect of such a happy event taking place.
The word "prospect contains the root spect, which can also be found in the words
"suspect" and "spectacle." Based on this information, what does the word prospect
mean in the paragraph?
-future view
-new thought
-clear idea
-puzzling sight