Which excerpt from We Beat the Street supports the story’s central idea that opportunities should never be wasted?
A. "Hassan and Ahi are going to Howard University in D.C.," Rameck commented, "but their folks have a little cash." He fell silent.
B. "Then the three of you get out of here. Colleges come to this school every day, looking for good students, and you three jokers let it all pass you by.
C. George thought back to his many visits to the dentist and how fascinating the whole process had been for him.
D. The three of them were used to getting good grades with very little effort. Real studying and hard academic discipline were foreign to them.
1. b
2. a
3. a
4. b
5. d
6. a
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The excerpt from We Beat the Street that supports the story's central idea that opportunities should never be wasted is option B: "Then the three of you get out of here. Colleges come to this school every day, looking for good students, and you three jokers let it all pass you by."
To get to this answer, you need to understand the central idea of the story, which is that opportunities should never be wasted. This means looking for a line that emphasizes the importance of seizing opportunities.
In option B, the speaker is expressing frustration and disappointment that the three characters had failed to take advantage of the opportunities presented to them. The mention of colleges coming to their school and looking for good students emphasizes the missed chances that the characters did not seize.