Sometimes rivers can be close to each other but be very different. Consider, for example, North Branch River and South Branch River, The North Branch River is very dear. The sand on the bottom is so clean it sparkles like stars in the sky. Sometimes you can see fish
swimming in the water. Trees and grass line the banks of the North Branch River.
The South Branch River is very different. The South Branch River has many towns along its banks. There is a paper mill in one town. Another
town has a mine that dumps waste into the river. Sometimes even the air near the river smells bad. The South Branch River has mud on the
bottom. No fish swim in the polluted water. Soon the South Branch River will be a dead river.
Which best states the main idea of the passage?
1. There are many fish in the North Branch River.
O 2. The South Branch River has mud on the bottom.
O 3.
The North and South Branch Rivers will soon be dead.
4. The North and South Branch Rivers are very different.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)

the present continuous is a verb tense which is mainly used to indicates that an action is in progress at the moment of speaking.  

it is formed using: person + verb to be (am/is/are) +verb + - ing form  

example: i am studying at this moment .

in addition, the present continuous is also used in order to express things that will or will not happen in the near future.

example: i am having dinner with some friends tonight.

the speaker sometimes   uses it   to express that an action is repeated and it causes irritation on the part of the speaker

example: my sister is constantly complaining about everything.

the answer to the blank is recite

its d because i know