Read the Paragraph Below and Answer the Questions That Follow

question 26

Multiple Choice

Read the paragraph below and answer the questions that follow.
(1) The United States is dealing with many invasive species, which are non-native plants, animals, and insects that are harmful to the area they invade. (2) For example, the fast-growing kudzu vine is known as the "vine that ate the South" because it covers trees and other vegetation, blocking their access to sunlight and killing them. (3) Formosan termites from East Asia are now responsible for millions of dollars in damage to homes and properties in Louisiana and other parts of the southeastern United States. (4) African honey bees, which spread from South America and Central America into America's Southwest, have been known to chase down and kill people and animals. (5) In the Great Lakes, Asian carp, imported in the 1970s to clean up algae, are now pushing out other kinds of fish and disrupting the lakes' ecosystem. (6) In Florida's Everglades, huge pythons descended from abandoned pets are threatening everything from crocodiles to livestock to children.
Select the number of the sentence containing a transitional expression that introduces an illustration.

• A) Sentence 2
• B) Sentence 3
• C) Sentence 6

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Definitions:

Gilded Age

A period in late 19th-century America characterized by rapid economic growth, industrialization, and a marked disparity between rich and poor.

Labor Conflict

Disputes between employers and employees or between different groups of workers, often regarding working conditions, wages, and union representation.

Radical Left

Political movement that advocates for drastic changes to the social, economic, or political order, often focusing on ideas of socialism, communism, or anarchism.

Fascism

An extreme right-wing ideology that promotes authoritarian nationalism with a focus on dictatorial leadership, the aggressive silencing of any opposition, and strict control over society and the economy.