A S V A B
P a r a g r a p h
C o m p r e h e n s i o n
Y our
heart's
mitral
valve
does
an
awfully
big
job.
Letting
blood
from
the
left
atrium
of
the
heart
into
the
left
ventricle
without
losing
a
drop
is
one
of
the
toughest
tasks
in
the
circulatory
system.
In
fact,
if
the
system
was
suddenly
opened
at
that
point,
the
force
of
the
valve
closing
would
send
blood
five
feet
in
the
air .
In
this
passage,
the
author's
purpose
is
to
A.
describe
the
circulatory
system
B.
convince
readers
of
the
stress
on
the
mitral
valve
C.
inform
readers
of
defects
in
the
mitral
valve
D.
minimize
the
importance
of
the
mitral
valve
-
ANS
B.
convince
readers
of
the
stress
on
the
mitral
valve
Riding
the
mail
plane
is
a
low-budget
way
to
visit
America's
largest
national
park
-
W rangell
St.
Elias
-
13
million
acres
of
scenic
beauty .
Copper
first
drew
prospectors
to
this
part
of
Alaska.
From
1991
to
1938,
the
Kennicott
mine
produced
200
million
tons
of
it.
Now
a
mecca
for
tourists,
the
town
of
Kennicott
was
abadones
to
the
ghosts
when
the
copper
ran
out.
According
to
the
passage,
which
of
the
following
illustrates
the
correct
sequence
of
events?
A.
copper
drew
prospectors,
copper
ran
out,
town
abandoned,
tourist
attraction
B.
copper
crew
prospectors,
tourist
attraction,
copper
ran
out,
town
abandoned
C.
copper
drew
prospectors,
copper
ran
out,
tourist
attraction,
town
abandoned
D.
copper
drew
prospectors,
tourist
attraction,
town
abandoned,
copper
ran
out
-
ANS
A.
copper
drew
prospectors,
copper
ran
out,
town
abandoned,
tourist
attraction
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