Krista heard the front door open. Her father stepped in, and she ran to give him a hug. He dropped his suitcase and scooped her up. Then he set her down and said, "I have a surprise for you! But first, let's eat. I'm starved." "Mom and I made dinner. It's almost ready." Krista beamed proudly. At dinner, Krista's dad gave her his present with great ceremony. It was a beautiful coral necklace from the Pacific, where he'd been for almost a month. But she could barely look at it because she was so happy to see her father sitting at the dinner table with them again. F Many years later, she wore the necklace on her wedding day.​

Which is the best topic sentence for this letter? a) amelia grady likes the middle school fundraiser. b) the basketball team at kennedy middle school enjoys its community. c) kennedy middle school wants to get the community involved in its activities. d) kennedy middle school has organized an event in which you may be interested.

Read the sentence. the judge stated that “the court cannot superimpose its opinion over the opinion of the jury.” what does superimpose mean? a) to take away b) to ignore c) to place over d) to combine

Read the excerpt from part 3 of the call of the wild. but it was in giving the law and making his mates live up to it, that buck excelled. dave and sol-leks did not mind the change in leadership. it was none of their business. their business was to toil, and toil mightily, in the traces. so long as that were not interfered with, they did not care what happened. billee, the good-natured, could lead for all they cared, so long as he kept order. the rest of the team, however, had grown unruly during the last days of spitz, and their surprise was great now that buck proceeded to lick them into shape. what theme is most supported by the ideas in this excerpt? good leaders are strong and intelligent. loyalty can be a very powerful force. only the strong survive in the wilderness. we are all ruled by our natural instincts.