Which sentence shows the main idea of the passage? We all know that driving while talking on a cell phone is dangerous. But did you know that driving while talking on a hands-free phone can be just as dangerous? Many studies have found that talking on a hands-free phone can increase the chances of an accident. Most people misunderstand the cause of cell phone driving accidents. They believe that using your hands to hold the phone while driving is the problem. It’s actually the brain that’s the problem. When you’re on the phone, your brain can’t focus as much on driving. Then you’re more likely to have an accident. A study by Carnegie Mellon University showed that just listening to someone else talk on a phone caused a 37 percent drop in concentration among drivers.

Read the excerpt from part 2 of zeitoun. zeitoun woke with the sun and crawled out of his tent. the day was bright, and as far as he could see in any direction the city was underwater. . he could only think of judgment day, of noah and forty days of rain. and yet it was so quiet, so still. nothing moved. he sat on the roof and scanned the horizon, looking for any person, any animal or machine moving. nothing. as he did his morning prayers, a helicopter broke the silence, shooting across the treetops and heading downtown. why does the author include the details of zeitoun’s morning? to suggest the hopelessness of zeitoun’s situation to illustrate the solitary existence endured by survivors to establish zeitoun’s dedication to the rituals of his faith to reveal the military’s attempts at assistance