Read the passage from Tom Sawyer."Bother! Well, go ’long with you. I’d made sure you’d played hookey and been a-swimming." Read the passage from Tom Sawyer. Which summary accurately translates the dialect into standard English? a. Darn! Okay, you can go. I was sure you’d skipped school and gone swimming. b. Great! I’ll go along with you. I made certain you skipped school so we could go swimming. c. Oh dear. I didn’t realize we’d be talking so late. I meant to be sure you played hookey and went swimming. d. Fine. I’ll believe you. But I’ll be certain you don’t skip school and go swimming."Brinkmanship" is the practice of taking a dispute to the edge of conflict and forcing the opposition to back down. engaging in a military battle. taking part in peace talks. retreating to one’s own "corner."Concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere are at their highest level in more than 200,000 years and climbing sharply."" -- US President Bill Clinton, at UN General Assembly special session, June 1997 The president's quote reflects a growing concern about:___.a. global warming b. natural disaster c. illegal immigrants d. disease epidemics
