Question 5 • CMS 2025-2026 English I CREDIT RECOVERY
Read the excerpt from "Daughter of Invention". "iYa, ya! " She waved them out of her room at last. "There is no use trying to drink spilt milk, that's for sure." What does Laura mean to express to her daughters?
Answer
A
She intends to invent many more useful things she can patent.
B
She does not want to dwell on something that cannot be changed.
C
She wants her daughters to learn from her mistakes.
D
She wishes that she had been the one to patent the suitcase with wheels.
Explanation
The saying “There is no use trying to drink spilt milk” means there is no point dwelling on something that has already happened and cannot be changed. Laura is expressing that they should move on rather than keep worrying about the situation. Choice A best matches this meaning.
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