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Passage TwoIt is breakfast time. You have been looking forward to eating a nice banana ever since you woke up. Just when you reach for the delicious piece of fruit on your counter,you see something that makes you much less hungry:a swarm of fruit flies!Fruit flies are tiny insects that are attracted to ripe or rotting fruits and vegetables. The flies not only eat the fruit,they also lay their eggs there. A single fruit fly can lay up to 500 eggs on the surface of a piece of fruit. Within eight days, the fruit flies that hatch from these eggs are full adults that can then lay their own eggs. As you can see,what might start out as a small fruit fly problem can become very large very quickly. Although there is a chance fruit flies can carry germs on to your food,this is not very likely. Fruit flies are annoying,but they probably will not hurt you. Because they are such a nuisance, however,most people want to get rid of them as quickly as possible. Some people use pesticide sprays on the fruit flies. Although this will kill the flies,it will also spread harmful poison all over your kitchen. Luckily, there is also a completely safe way for you to get rid of fruit flies in your house. The first step is for you to remove all fruits or vegetables from your counter. Store these items in the refrigerator or in sealed containers. Clean up any spilled juice or bits of food that might be on the floor. Take out the trash and empty the recycling bin. Wash any dirty dishes that are in your sink. Doing all of these things will stop new fruit flies from finding food or places to lay their eggs. Next,make a trap to catch all of the remaining fruit flies in your house. First, fill a small bowl with a few tablespoons of vinegar. Then,put a piece of very ripe or rotting fruit into the vinegar. Cover the bowl very tightly with a sheet of plastic wrap and poke a few very small holes in the wrap with a fork. If all goes according to plan,the flies will enter the trap through the holes but will be unable to fly back out. This trap will catch all of the remaining fruit flies. You can either kill these flies or release them outdoors. Fruit flies can be a pest,but they do not have to make you crazy. With a little effort,you can get existing flies out of your house and prevent new ones from taking over your kitchen. What can we infer from paragraph 5?

Passage ThreeTo Whom it May Concern:On March 5,2022,I bought a Perfect Muffin Kit from your store at Midfield Mall. The cashier who assisted me was George. George was very friendly and assured me that the Perfect Muffin Kit would live up to the guarantee on the box: “Perfect Muffins Every Time!”Unfortunately,this product did not live up to its claim. Although the box promised,as I stated above,to provide "Perfect Muffins Every Time,"the muffins I made were far from perfect. I followed the directions included in the package very carefully. First,I removed the bag of mix from the box. Then,I poured it into a bowl. Next,I added the correct amount of water to the mix and stirred it. The directions said that after stirring the mixture,I could,and I quote,“add half a cup of raisins,nuts,berries,or another favorite ingredient. ”My favorite ingredient happens to be hot sauce. I find that a dash of hot sauce makes pizza,pasta,and soup taste very delicious. So,continuing to follow the directions,I added half a cup of hot sauce to the mix and stirred it. Finally,I poured the mix into muffin tins and baked it in the oven at 350 degrees for exactly 20 minutes. When the muffins finished baking, I was very excited to eat the“Perfect Muffins”as promised on the box. You can imagine my disappointment when, upon tasting the muffins,I discovered that they were not perfect. These muffins were,in fact,absolutely terrible. Not even my dog was interested in eating these supposedly “perfect”muffins. I would appreciate a full refund($3. 99)for this product as soon as possible. Enclosed are the receipt,the empty box,and one of the un-perfect muffins so that you can experience it for yourself. Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter. Sincerely,Michelle BauerWho is this letter is most likely addressed to?

Passage FourRomania,country of southeastern Europe. The national capital is Bucharest. Romania is about one-third mountainous and one-third forested,with the rest made up of hills and plains. The climate is temperate and marked by four different seasons. Romania enjoys a lot of natural resources:fertile land for agriculture; forests that provide hard and soft woods;petroleum reserves;metals,including gold and silver in the Apuseni Mountains;many rivers that supply electricity;and a Black Sea coastline that is the site of both ports and holiday centers. Romania is bordered by Ukraine to the north,Moldova to the northeast,the Black Sea to the southeast,Bulgaria to the south,Serbia to the southwest,and Hungary to the west. The country forms a complex geographic unit centred on the Transylvanian Basin around the Carpathian Mountains. Beyond this zone are the large plains in the south and east of the country. Romanian,a Romance language,is the official language of the country. The Daco-Romanian dialect is spoken by nine-tenths of the population in several regions. Hungarian is the only other language of Romania that is spoken by more than a million people. Smaller numbers of people speak Romany,German, Turkish,Serbian,and other languages. Romania is located at a crossroads of European transport. Railways provide the main method of transportation for both freight and passengers in the country. There are good local rail connections with the main lines,including the two that cross the Danube,at Cernavoda (linking Bucharest with the Black Sea port of Constanta) and Giurgiu (connecting Romania with Bulgaria). Since the 1930s, cars have been in service,and about one-third of the major lines have been electrified. Most of Romania's system of national roads has been brought up to modern standards. Which best summarizes the main idea of paragraph 1?