多选题Many important inventions are the result of ______; for example, Chinese alchemists accidentally discovered gunpowder while trying to create ______ that would make their emperor immortal.

多选题Sadly, the author never ______ the rewards of literary success during her lifetime; public recognition and appreciation of her talent were completely ______.

多选题There was a certain ______ quality to the artist"s paintings, an exaggerated gloom that permeated every brushstroke.

多选题Civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer"s statement "I"m sick and tired of being sick and tired" was an intentional ______ that illustrated Hamer"s ______ about the plight of African Americans in the 1960s.

多选题The population of peregrine falcons declined rapidly during the 1950's and 1960's and reached an all-time low in the early 1970's. The decline was attributed by scientists to the widespread use of the pesticide DDT in rural areas. Which of the following, if true, gives the strongest support to the scientists claim? A. DDT was not generally in use in areas devoted to heavy industry. B. In the time since the use of DDT was banned in 1972, the population of peregrine falcons has been steadily increasing. C. Peregrine falcons, like other birds of prey, abandon eggs that fallen out of the nest, even if the eggs remain intact. D. Starling, house sparrows, and blue jays-birds the peregrine falcon prey on-were not adversely affected by DDT in their habitats. E. Other birds of prey, such as the osprey, the bald cage, and the brown pclican, are found in the same area as is the peregrine falcon.

多选题Aware that his party"s ______ image was a direct result of its distasteful polices, the candidate espoused a kinder, more ______, political platform.

多选题As one of history"s most visible proponent of ______, this activist lectured internationally on the evils of alcohol consumption.

多选题The medical study shuns ______ in describing the drug"s dangers; the appeal is to rational evaluation rather than to fear.

多选题The movie star"s often infuriating behavior on the set had few lasting effects: he was so adept at ______ his colleagues" irritation with a joke that he easily restored their ______.

多选题The strong ______ the professor was able to establish with his students made him ______ confidant for those on campus seeking advice beyond the purely academic.

多选题The intern was almost too ______; he felt the suffering of his patients as if it were his own.

多选题The aspiring writer, who remained ______ even after being rejected by several major publishers, felt certain of achieving literary ______.

多选题To students accustomed to using calculators, the textbook"s suggestion that computations be made by hand was ______.

多选题Much interpersonal communication is implicit in ______, expressive movements.

多选题In Dorothy West"s novel The Living Is Easy, the main character feels ______ by her father"s authority, resenting his attempts to check her ______.

多选题Increasingly, nurse practitioners are ______ the heavy workload of physicians by performing medical tasks once thought to be the exclusive ______ of doctors.

多选题Directions: Each of the following sentences or groups of sentences contains one, two, or three blanks. These blanks signify that a word or set of words has been left out. Below each sentence are columns of words or sets of words. For each blank, pick the one word or set of words from the corresponding column that best completes the text.

多选题The rebels saw the huge statue of the dictator as ______ of the totalitarian regime and swiftly toppled the monument.

多选题After winning the lottery, John bought sports cars, built a mansion, and wore designer suit; however, by thus ______ his ______, he alienated his friends.

多选题The speaker, praised for her style yet ridiculed for her vacuity, often moved naive listeners with ______ alone and led them to believe that her speech had ______.