Question

read the passage and listen to the audio clip. then choose the best answer to each question.
passage 1: arrivals from asia
by kathiann m. kowalski
(1)\wow! i like this place,\ liying zheng thought as she gazed out the airplane flying from seattle, washington, to portland, oregon. \im going to stay here as long as i can.\ zheng arrived from china in 1991 to study information technology. after decades of restricting emigrants, china had just recently begun letting more scholars study abroad. once earning her graduate degree, zheng stayed in the united states to work. now washington is her home.
)c.n. les family came to california when he was five years d. \we were refugees from vietnam at the end of vietnam war,\ le says. \we were very fortunate to be e to come to the united states.\ today le is ociologist and heads the asian american studies program e university of massachusetts, amherst.
eng and le are two of the united states 11.6 million immigrants. hailing from about 20 countries, americans recently became the countrys largest ant group.
wasnt always the case.
ands of chinese and japanese workers came during d half of the 19th century to build railroads and arms. filipinos came after the united state
what is the authors purpose for passage 1?
to entertain readers with immigrants stories
to inform readers about asian immigration history
to persuade readers to immigrate to the united states
to express her personal opinions about the topic of immigration

Explanation:

The passage presents factual stories of Asian immigrants (Liying Zheng, C.N. Le) and provides data about Asian American immigrants, along with historical context of early Asian immigration to the U.S. It focuses on sharing information rather than entertaining, persuading, or expressing personal opinions.

Answer:

to inform readers about Asian immigration history