1. PART A: Which of the following statements BEST describes a central idea of the text? A. The Palestine Liberation Organization is the only legitimate organization representing the Palestinian people.
B. it is improbable that the Arab-Israeli conflict will come to an end in the immediate future.
C. Palestinian refugees have received international support.
D. The growth of the Zionist movement did not play a central role in the establishment of Israel.

the words "strangest" and "unusual" suggest (:

normally working animals are domesticated and ruled by a master, a domesticator (tamer), to perform basic and important functions on a farm, for example. the value used in this context is animal labor in exchange for food. it is not so much a contrast to the story told by napoleon and the pigs, since the animals of that particular farm also performed functions on the farm through domestication. the only thing is that in this case, who rules them is a pig, also an animal, but very respected, to whom the other animals lent him submission. that's about a strong relationship of dependency between animal and owner.

it means that the hockey puck was traveling very fast.

the pronoun reference replaces a noun, but you have to make sure there's no room for confusion.

in the first sentence "her" could be referring to shely or to the sister. the answer there is "shelly called her sister and told her about the new baby."

in the second sentence "it" could be referring to the roof or the floor. the answer there is "since the roof leaks on the family room floor, we need to repair the roof."