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Which line from President Reagan’s Address at Moscow State University best substantiates his opinion that small businesses are moving the technological revolution?

A
One of the largest personal computer firms in the United States was started by two college students, no older than you, in the garage behind their home.
B
Like an athlete in competition or a scholar in pursuit of the truth, experience is the greatest teacher.
C
The explorers of the modern era are the entrepreneurs, men with vision, with the courage to take risks and faith enough to brave the unknown.
D
Some people, even in my own country, look at the riot of experiment that is the free market and see only waste. What of all the entrepreneurs that fail?
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Which lines from President Reagan’s Address at Moscow State University contain an opinion? Select 3 options.

A
Nancy couldn't make it today because she's visiting Leningrad
B
One of these chips has more computing power than a roomful of old-style computers
C
But progress is not foreordained. The key is freedom—freedom of thought, freedom of information
D
You know, one of the first contacts between your country and mine took place between Russian and American explorers
E
Perhaps most exciting are the winds of change that are blowing over the People's Republic of China
F
And that's why it's so hard for government planners, no matter how sophisticated, to ever substitute for millions of individuals
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One purpose of President Reagan’s Address at Moscow State University was to

A
inform listeners about well-known Russian writers.
B
inform listeners about the importance of American history.
C
persuade listeners to vote President Reagan into office.
D
persuade listeners to embrace democratic freedoms.
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A substantiated opinion is best supported by

A
personal opinions.
B
individual thoughts.
C
expert opinions.
D
common beliefs.
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A
inform
B
persuade
C
entertain
D
educate
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Which line from President Reagan’s Address at Moscow State University shows that one purpose of the speech was to build connections between the Soviet Union and the US?

A
I led my union out on strike, and I'm proud to say we won.
B
We Americans make no secret of our belief in freedom.
C
Our ties to you are more than ones of good feeling; they're ties of kinship.
D
Democracy is the standard by which governments are measured.
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Read the excerpt from President Reagan’s Address at Moscow State University.But progress is not foreordained. The key is freedom—freedom of thought, freedom of information, freedom of communication.

A
Repetition is used to emphasize the importance of freedom.
B
Repetition is used to argue that progress is inevitable.
C
Allusion is used to emphasize the importance of freedom.
D
Allusion is used to argue that progress is inevitable.

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