Serving on a jury is an important obligation of citizenship. Many companies allow their employees paid leaves of absence to serve on juries. {Ans: What does the second sentence do? A. It reinforces what is stated in the first. B. It explains what is stated in the first. C. It expands on the first. D. It draws a conclusion about what is stated in the first.}With varying success, many women around the world today struggle for equal rights. Historically, women have achieved greater equality with men during periods of social adversity. The following factors initiated the greatest number of improvements for women: violent revolution, world war, and the rigors of pioneering in an undeveloped land. In all three cases, the essential element that improved the status of women was a shortage of men, which required women to perform many of society's vital tasks. {Ans: We can conclude from the information in this passage that A. women today are highly successful in winning equal rights. B. only pioneer women have been considered equal to men. C. historically, women have only achieved equality through force. D. historically, the principle of equality alone has not been enough to secure women equal