After waiting nearly 30 minutes, Max and his friends made it to the front of the line to ride the tallest, fastest ride at the fair. The attendant saw Max, shook his head, and pointed to the sign. Max was too short to ride. Max was displeased and stormed off, barely able to control his temper. It was so unfair that he would have to miss out on all of the fun. Which word best replaces displeased to show how strongly Max is feeling in this situation?

A. depressed
B. shaken
C. indignant
D. hurt

The institute of international research is holding its annual convention. this year more than 500 scholars have been invited to hear research reports on many timely topics. approximately 250 big name scientists will be winging their way to washington, d.c. how can the underlined sentence be revised so that it fits the tone of the passage? a) approximately 250 people will be in washington, d.c. b) approximately 250 bigwigs will be flying to washington, d.c. c) approximately 250 science people will be going to washington, d.c. d) approximately 250 well-known scientists will be arriving in washington, d.c.