Ladies and Gentlemen, —It is a small help that I can afford, but it is just such help that one can give as coming from the heart through the mouth. The report of Mr. Meyer was admirable, and I was as interested in it as you have been. Why, I'm twice as old as he, and I've had so much experience that I would say to him, when he makes his appeal for help: "Don't make It for today or tomorrow, but collect the money on the spot."
We are all creatures of sudden impulse. We must be worked up by steam, as it were. Get them to write their wills now, or it may be too late by-and-by. Fifteen or twenty years ago I had an experience I shall never forget.
I got into a church which was crowded by a sweltering and panting multitude. The city missionary of our town-Hartford-made a telling appeal for help. He told of personal experlences among the poor in cellars and top lofts requiring instances of devotion and help. The poor are always good to the poor. When a persor
with his millions gives a hundred thousand dollars it makes a great noise in the world, but he does not miss it, it's the widow's mite that makes no noise but does the best work
I remember on that occasion in the Hartford church the collection was being taken up. The appeal had 50 stirred me that I could hardly wait for the hat or plate to come my way. I had four hundred dollars in my pocket, and I was anxious to drop it in the plate and wanted to borrow more. But the plate was so long in coming my way that the fever heat of beneficence was going down lower and lower-going down at the rate of a hundred dollars a minute, The plate was passed too late. When it finally came to me, my enthusiasm had gone down so much that I kept my four hundred dollars-and stole a dime from the plate. So, you see, time sometimes leads to crime. Oh, many a time have I thought of that and regretted it, and I adjure you all to give while the fover is on you.
Referring to woman's sphere in life, I'll say that woman is always right. For twenty-five years I've been a woman's rights man. I have always believed, long before my mother died, that, with her gray hairs and admirable intellect, perhaps she knew as much as I did. Perhaps she knew as much about voting as L. I should like to see the time come when women shall help to make the laws. I should like to see that whiplash, the ballot, in the hands of women. As for this city's government, I don't want to say much, except that it is a shame —a shame, but if I should live twenty-five years longer —and there is no reason why I shouldn't -I think, Il see women handle the ballot, If women had the ballot today, the state of things in this town would not exist. If all the women in this town had a vote today they would elect a mayor at the next election, and they would rise in their might and change the awful state of things now existing here
10) Which sentence is the main point of the speech?
A) "Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a small help that I can afford, but it is just such help that one can give as com-E from the heart through the mouth."
"Referng to woman's sphere in life, I'll say that woman is always right."
C| "have a ways believed, long before my mother died, that, with her gray hairs and admirable intellect, perhaps she knew as much as I did."
D) "I should like to see that whiplash, the ballot, in the hands of women."
D) "I should like to see that whiplash, the ballot, in the hands of women."
11) Which is a summary, not a paraphrase, of the excerpt below?
"I had four hundred dollars in my pocket, and I was anxious to drop it in the plate and wanted to borrow more.
But the plate was so long in coming my way that the fever-heat of beneficence was going down lower and lower-going down at the rate of a hundred dollars a minute. The plate was passed too late."
A) I had a large sum of money and wanted to donate it, but it took a long time for the plate to get to me. By the time it did, I no longer wanted to donate.
B) I had four hundred dollars in my pocket and was anxious to donate, but every minute that passed made me feel less like donating. The plate was passed too late.
C) It took so long for the plate to get to me that I decided not to donate the four hundred dollars in
D) had four hundred dollars in my pocket, and my fever to donate was great at first. By the time the plate got to me, I no longer wanted to give my money.
12) Which of these best describes the structure of the last two paragraphs of this speech?
A) Problem-solution
B)Compare-contrast
C) Proposition-support
D)Theme-illustration
A) I had a large sum of money and wanted to donate it, but it took a long time for the plate to get to me. By the time it did, I no longer wanted to donate.
C) Proposition-support
13) In the speech, which sentence best reveals Twain's attitude about failing to act upon important matters?
A) "We are all creatures of sudden impulse."
"He told of personal experiences among the poor in cellars and top lofts requiring instances of devotion and help."
C)
"Son your a time have I thought of that and regretted f, and adiure you al to eve while the tere
D) "For twenty-five years I've been a woman's right man."
Directions
This section tests your knowledge of grammar standards for the year. Select the best option that answers the questions below.
14) Identify the type of verbal for the sentence below:
Visiting my cousin's house is always fun.
A) gerund
B) participle
C) infinitive
15) Identify the function of verbal for the sentence below:
Visiting my cousin's house is always fun.
A) noun
B) verb
C) adjective D) adverb
13) C) "Oh, many a time have I thought of that and regretted it, and I adjure you all to give while the fever is on you."
14) A) gerund
15) A) noun