The Glowing Beagle

What is one central idea of the article?

• Dogs are known for their loyal and devoted companionship to humans.

• Bioluminescent sea creatures may help researchers cure diseases such as Parkinson's.

• It is safer and easer to conduct research on dogs than on humans.

• Glowing beagles could help doctors effdectively treat human diseases.

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Which sentence from "The Glowing Beagle" best supports the answer to Part A?

• "For many years, scientists have studies bioluminescent sea creatures such as jellyfish."

• "If scientists can sucessfully conduct research on a dog that has a disease that a human can also develop, the scientists may find clues to curing that disease by observing the dog."

• "However, though many studies have been conducted using human volunteers, the type of gene testing that scientists have done on dogs cannot be conducted on humans."

• "They see great potential in these developments and hope that the future of scientific research on genes is bright, not only for humans, but for their best riends, the dogs.

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Look at the first sentence of the passage.

Dogs have provided many services for people over the years.

What relationshp does this sentence have with the rest of the first paragraph?

• It introduces a problem. The rest of the paragraph lists possible solutions.

• It states an observed effect. The rest of the paragraph examines causes.

• It provides an opinion. The rest of the paragraph provides reasons.

• It presents an idea. The rest of the paragraph gives examples.

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Which of the following gives the best summary of the ideas in "The Glowing Beagle"?

• Some animals, such as jellyfish, can produce their own light. By transferring the light-producing gene to dogs, scientists have found a way to make dogs flow when placed under ultraviolet light. This could lead to important discoveries.

• The fascinating study of bioluminescent sea creatures has led to new research for curing diseases. However, scientists now cruelly perfomr tests, such as gene transfers, on live animals.

• By sucessfully transferring genes from light-producing sea creatures to dogs, scientists have found a way to study and possibly cure diseases in people. Though there are several drawbacks, scientists are hopeful that the challenges can be overcome.

• Scientists discovered a cure for Alheimer's disease. By transferring genes from bioluminescent sea creatures to dogs, researchers discovered where disease-producing genes can be found. They found ways to prevent these genes from becoming active.

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The author believes the gene transfer process is a positive discovery, but she also wants to acknowledge that there are people who oppose it. Which sentence from the passage best supports this statement?

• "And of course, dogs are probably best known for their faithful companonship to individuals and families."

• "The result was a delightful dog named Tegan who is like any other beagle exceptthat she appears to glow when placed under an ultraviolet light."

• "Though transferring flourescent genes to a dog does not harm a dog in any way, there are some critics of the process."

• Small creatures such as mice and rats can live happily in small cages, but dogs of cource cannot>"

• "They see great potentia in these developments and hope that the future of scientific research on genes is bright, not only for humans, but for their best friends, the dogs."

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Below are three claims that one could make base on article "The Glowing Beagle."

• Gene transfers are an important breakthrough that could greatly benefit humans.

• Becausee of their similarity to humans, dogs are some of the best research subjects.

• Genetic testing is too costly and controversial to hold much promise.

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1. Hawaii

• A. NO CHANGE

• B. Hawaii,

• C. Hawaii, being

• D. Hawaii, it is

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If the writer were to delete sentence four, the essay would primarily lose details that

• how difficult the race truly is.

• mourn how few athletes are able to visit Hawaii in order to ompete in the race.

• highlight that most athletes prefer to run to the swimming or biking components of the race.

• suggest that women are not truly competitive in the race.

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3. Otherwise,

• NO CHANGE

• As a result,

• In addition,

• However,

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4. athletics, and welcomed their

• NO CHANGE

• athletics and welcomed their

• athletics, and welcomed there,

• athletics and, welcomed there

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