A Bee Mystery

Recent surveys around the world have found some very sad and troubling news. Bees are not doing well. According to Time: Science & Space, "an estimated ten million beehives ... have been lost since 2006." What's worse, scientists are not sure why. Most beekeepers will tell you that bees tend to die in large numbers every spring. This is normal and necessary to keep a hive of bees healthy. But when the deaths add up to more than half the bees in an entire country, that is something altogether different and dire. Scientists have called this "colony-collapse disorder" or CCD. This name describes the effect, though, and not the cause of the die-out. Scientists simply do not know what is killing the bees.

Many things make it hard for bees. Varroa mites move into a colony and weaken it. Further, these mites carry viruses that attack those that survive. In addition, a new bacterium was recently discovered that attacks bees intestinally and kills them. Beekeepers go to great lengths to protect bees from these invaders, and for many years have been able to control them. All these attackers and the methods used to combat them do stress the bees, however.

Many feel the problem is not some new threat, but a decline in the habitat available to bees. Development of grasslands once home to wild flowers and food for bees has been universal. Pavement makes it easy to drive, but it replaces wild grasses and other food sources for bees. Perhaps, long before the mites and parasites moved in, humans took away enough of the bees' habitat to weaken their health. We plowed under a varied habitat and planted—in many cases—a single plant like beets. Then we sprayed all kinds of chemicals on the beets to keep other bugs away and in doing so also harmed bees. Now, to treat all the mites and other invaders, bee keepers use additional chemicals to kill the invaders. These chemicals also shorten the life of the bees. Have the use of chemicals, loss of habitat, and invading parasites made life impossible for bees? Experts continue to argue various theories, but few have any answers.

Colony collapse disorder is perhaps one of the most mysterious problems modern science has tried to solve. Whether the problem is environmental or an unknown disease, we will all feel the effects if bees continue to decline. Bees affect almost every aspect of the human food chain. From the fruits, vegetables, and grains we eat, to the grasses and grains we feed our livestock, we depend on bees to keep us healthy. According to the Natural Resources Defense Council, bees account for 15 billion dollars in crops. Honey is a treasure for sure, but the real gold is in the strawberries, apples, peaches, and green beans we eat and need to stay healthy ourselves. All told, the outlook for bees is not good. The outlook for humans may not "bee" so good either.

Read this sentence from the text:

Perhaps, long before the mites and parasites moved in, humans took away enough of the bees' habitat to weaken their health.

How does this line function in the text?

It adds a reason that supports the thesis.
It provides general information about the topic.
It is the thesis of the article.
It concludes the ideas in the article.

Answer:

A) It adds a reason that supports the thesis.

Explanation:

This line is in the body of the essay (Perhaps, long before the mites and parasites moved in, humans took away enough of the bees' habitat to weaken their health.)

The essay's body must contain three reasons supporting your theme. The most typical essay structure calls for five paragraphs: an introduction, three body paragraphs, and a conclusion. Each body paragraph focuses on a different point and elaborates on it. Use quotations to bolster your points. Learn the appropriate citation format.

There were a (pare, pair, pear) of students that were always falling asleep during lectures. Of course, they failed miserably and lost their financial aid.

What should be included to make this introduction more effective?

What last thoughts does Beowulf express as he is dying?
a.
A desire for respect and pride in his ability to protect his people
b.
Bitterness because his soldiers did not help him fight the dragon
C.
Fear that the kingdom of the Geats will fall apart after he dies
d.
Affection and longing for his family

What is the meaning of the word “clad”?

painted

admired

noticed

dressed

Health experts strongly advise patients with hypertension to avoid _____ food amounts of fat.

Identify the topic sentence of the paragraph: It is then I realize, even in the valley of the shadow of death I find peace; the hand of God has painted a magnificent sunset just for me. The brisk draft runs farther down my spine as I hear the eerie prayers shouted from rooftop to rooftop. The foreboding city of Baghdad brings chills of fear that are only penetrated by its transcendent sunsets. In the distance, beyond the menace, an exquisite array of colors pierces my doubts.

15. They
the institute five years ago.
(A) have entered
(B) entered
(C) had entered
16. Does the professor _ a lot of experience?
(A) has
Ο Ο Ο
(B) have
(C) had

I …………… for the bus many times in my life. use (wait)​

The excerpt is from a memoir because
A) it introduces fictional characters
B) it reveals a futuristic narrative
C)it contains a objective researched facts
D) it shares the writers emotional responses

Exercise 2 - Identify similes, metaphors and personification
Copy and complete the table below:
Quotation / sentence
Figure of speech
1. The fire rose up like a skyrocket.
2. My room is as messy as a garbage dump.
Comparison
3. Joshua is a snake and I don't want to see
him again.
4.
The detective was the bloodhound who
traced the thief.
5. The church spire peeped over the hill.
6. The storm bounced the small dinghy
around.
7. The moon walks the night in her orange
shoes.
8. The teacher is as cold as ice.
9. The smoke ran up the rafters like a
squirrel.
10. The raging sea took the lives of the
fishermen.

What is your response to Dadaist Marcel Duchamp’s Fountain, which he called a “ready-made.” Is it art?

37…………can get a brochure on the second floor.
(A). To participate (B). Participate (C). Participating (D). Participants
38. The………..looked effective, and the board of directors liked it. (A). propose (B). proposal (C). proposed (D). proposes
39.An early………..is required, especially in this kind of situation.
(A). decide (B). decision (C). to decide (D). decided
40.The research shows that this ……….can cause big noise problems
(A). some machineries (B). machineries (C). machinery (D). a machinery

make a poem.....

°°° My mother
°°°My father
°°°best teacher​

Add suitable question tag.
Rohan had had a great time there,​

học tiếng anh bao lâu

3. Read the given text and do the activities given below, There are 30 different kinds of pet cats. They have different body shapes and sizes, colouring, fur length, eye colour, tail length, voice and temperament. House cats do not like swimming Cats like to eat meat and will kill and eat small mammals, birds, fish, frogs, lizards and snakes, Cats started living with people over 7,000 years ago and still live with us today,
A. Choose the correct answer.
a. Cats are kept as
i. food ii. cars iii.pets
b Cats do not like..
i. swimming ii. meat iii, people
c.How many kinds of cats are there?
i.100 ii. 50 iii. 30
d. Cats like to eat.........
i. clouds ii. wood iii. meat B. Answer these questions. 3x2=6
a What do cats generally eat?
b. To which animals will the cats kill and eat?
c.For how long did the cats start living with people?​

Vocabulary:
Abolitionist is a person who favors the abolition of a practice or institution especially capital punishment of (former) slavery

Use this in a sentence

ordene las palabras en el orden correcto en ingles, solo esta porfavor:
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holsi quien me ayuda en esto de inglés porfis (◍•ᴗ•◍)❤ El tema es : past simple:affirmative,negative,questions and short answers​

Which of the following transitions would be used to show a sequence?
O In light of this
O Finally
Therefore
As a result

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets

1- What did she look like ? She------------- (be) very tall and attractive.

2- What are you doing next week ? I'm------

3- How are you going to get home? I'm

(run) a marathon.

(catch) the bus.

4- Are you OK? I'm (feel) a bit nervous. 5- Is she learning Turkish? Yes, she (be).

Help me filling the blanks using correct preposition.Iam confused in A and B options


a] The children are playing ______the tree.
b] There is a bicycle ______ the children.
c] There are three apples ____the table.
d] There is a dog _______ the table.
e] Some birds are flying ____the sky.

What would you do if fear was not a factor and you could not fail?​

Help help help help

Select the correct text in the passage.
Which two parts of this excerpt from Queen Elizabeth I's "Speech to the Troops at Tilbury" illustrate that the speech is a persuasive text?
My loving people,

We have been persuaded by some that are careful of our safety, to take heed how we commit our selves to armed multitudes, for fear of treachery; but I assure you I do not desire to live to distrust my faithful and loving people. Let tyrants fear, I have always so behaved myself that, under God, I have placed my chiefest strength and safeguard in the loyal hearts and good-will of my subjects; and therefore I am come amongst you, as you see, at this time, not for my recreation and disport, but being resolved, in the midst and heat of the battle, to live and die amongst you all; to lay down for my God, and for my kingdom, and my people, my honour and my blood, even in the dust. I know I have the body but of a weak and feeble woman; but I have the heart and stomach of a king, and of a king of England too, and think foul scorn that Parma or Spain, or any prince of Europe, should dare to invade the borders of my realm; to which rather than any dishonour shall grow by me, I myself will take up arms, I myself will be your general, judge, and rewarder of every one of your virtues in the field. I know already, for your forwardness you have deserved rewards and crowns; and We do assure you in the word of a prince, they shall be duly paid you. In the mean time, my lieutenant general shall be in my stead, than whom never prince commanded a more noble or worthy subject; not doubting but by your obedience to my general, by your concord in the camp, and your valour in the field, we shall shortly have a famous victory over those enemies of my God, of my kingdom, and of my people.

Select the correct text in the passage
Which sentences in this excerpt from Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn use hyperbole?
He listened some more; then he come tiptoeing down and stood right between us; we could a touched him, nearly. Well, likely it was
minutes and minutes that there warnt a sound, and we all there so close together. There was a place on my ankle that got to itching, but I
dasn't scratch it; and then my ear begun to itch; and next my back, right between my shoulders. Seemed like I'd die if I couldn't scratch.
Well, Ive noticed that thing plenty times since. If you are with the quality, or at a funeral, or trying to go to sleep when you ain't sleepy-if
you are anywheres where it won't do for you to scratch, why you will itch all over in upwards of a thousand places. Pretty soon Jim says:
"Say, who is you? Whar is you? Dog my cats ef I didn'hear sumfn. Well, I know what I's gwyne to do: l's gwyne to set down here and listen
tell I hears it agin."

Tim won't eat any food _____________himself.​

what is the colour of banana​

Select the correct answer.
What does the underlined phrase mean?

Nathan and Jaison were flying a kite at the park. Suddenly, it grew so windy that they couldn’t control the kite anymore. The boys decided to head home. The leaves waved as they left.

A.
The leaves were blowing in the wind.
B.
The leaves were falling off the branches.
C.
The leaves were damaged by the wind.
D.
The leaves were sad to see the boys go.

Perhaps you wanted pizza for dinner, but were out voted by the rest of the family who wanted chili. This is similar to what happens in a community. One person has to give up a right for the good of the group. Sometimes citizens' duties and rights conflict with each other. A good example is a public protest. People have the right to meet in groups and share ideas. However, a protest can disrupt traffic or other normal activities. A city must provide extra police protection to keep people safe. Therefore, the city has the right to require permission in advance for a protest. Government must make laws to balance the rights of individuals and different groups of people. To what is a family compared to in this paragraph? Voting Community Public protest Laws and rights