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smoke-filled air come to mind—all occurring on land.Most peopleare surprised to learn about the prevalence of underwatervolcanoes on our planet.Because the lava and smoke spillingout of an active,underwater volcano is contained by theocean,people generally do not take note of these eruptions.However,the largest underwater volcanoes are capable ofcreating huge tidal waves,threatening coastal communities.  \nThe main idea of the passage is that  \nA.traditional volcanoes and underwater volcanoes aresimilar  \nB.the lava and smoke from an underwater volcano iscontained by the sea  \nC.most tidal waves are caused by underwater volcanoes  \nD.underwater volcanoes receive little attention but can bedangerous  \n2.In 2010,talk show host Oprah Winfrey and novelistJonathan Franzen kissed and made up afer a nine-yearfeud.In 2001,Franzen was disinvited from appearing onWinfrey's TV show to pitch his novel The Correctionsafter he made it clear that he was unhappy about the book'sbeing chosen for the Oprah Book Club.Describing his workas \"in the high-art literary tradition,\"Franzen said he didn'twant to be associated with the Club,which he accused ofoccasionally choosing “schmaltzy,one-dimensional”novels.But Winfrey is apparently able to forgive and forget:shechose Franzen's next novel,Freedom,for her book club andsaid of it,\"Now you haven't heard me say this word often,but this book is a masterpiece.\"  \nThe passage implies that Franzen's criticism of the OprahBook Club was motivated primarily by  \nA.pride  \nB.anger  \nC.insensitivity  \nD.ignorance  \n3.The main authors of The Declaration of Independenceand the Constitution are usually thought ofas America's\"Founding Fathers.\"Other,less known personages alsodeserve the title,however,and Noah Webster was oneof these.Through his writings,which include the still-influential dictionary that bears his name,Webster sought tolegitimize an “American English”that was independent ofBritish spelling and pronunciation.For 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