You are given a short paragraph, a question and two choices to answer from. Choose the correct answer based on the paragraph and write the answer(not the key).
One example: Paragraph: Many of the worlds people live with water scarcity, and that percentage will increase as populations increase and climate changes.
 Question: John's town used to have lots of water, back when there were only a few hundred people. However, now that the town holds several thousand people, the water availability is 
 Choices: A)scarce 
B)plentiful
Solution is here: scarce
Explanation: Based on the information given in the paragraph, population growth will make water more scarce, so that is the correct answer.

Now, solve this: Paragraph: Most nutrients are washed into ocean water from land. Therefore, water closer to shore tends to have more nutrients.
 Question: Dave is taking water samples from various parts of Lake Erie. He takes the first sample very close to the shore line. The second sample he takes from the middle of the lake. He expects that the _____ sample will have more nutrients in it/ 
 Choices: A)second 
B)first
Solution:
first