多选题A notorious ______, the critic struck readers as being more concerned with the ______ of his own literary performance than with the book being reviewed.

多选题Although usually warm and ______ in greeting friends, Lauren was too reserved ever to be truly ______.

多选题Perhaps the fact that many of these first studies considered only algae of a size that could be collected in a net (net phytoplankton), {{U}}a practice that overlooked the smaller phytoplankton (nannoplankton) that we now know grazers are most likely to feed on,{{/U}} led to a de-emphasis of the role of grazers in subsequent research. Increasingly, as in the individual studies of Lund, Round, and Reynolds, researchers began to stress the importance of environmental factors such as temperature, light, and water movements in controlling algal numbers. These environmental factors were amenable to field monitoring and to simulation in the laboratory. Grazing was believed to have some effect on algal numbers, especially after phytoplankton growth rates declined at the end of bloom periods, but grazing was considered a minor component of models that predicted algal population dynamics. It can be inferred from the passage that one way in which many of the early researchers on grazer control could have improved their data would have been to A. emphasize the effects of temperature, rather than of light, on phytoplankton. B. disregard nannoplankton in their analysis of phytoplankton numbers. C. collect phytoplankton of all sizes before analyzing the extent of phytoplankton concentration. D. recognize that phytoplankton other than net phytoplankton could be collected in a net. E. understand the crucial significance of net phytoplankton in the diet of zooplankton.

多选题The slogan "greed is good" epitomizes the controversial notion that ______ might actually be ______.

多选题Dr. Yuan headed a medical team that was highly ______, in that it represented multifarious specialties and varied experiences.

多选题Oil companies seeking permission to drill in Alaskan wildlife refuge areas argues that, for animals, the effects of previous drilling in comparable areas have been ______.

多选题While the official"s actions were widely denounced, they were nonetheless ______, fully within the boundaries of recognized laws.

多选题One of the characters in Milton Murayama"s novel is considered ______ because he deliberately defies an oppressive hierarchical society.

多选题In the early twentieth century, a ______ decimated American chestnut tree populations; relatively few of these stately trees now remain.

多选题That his intransigence in making decisions ______ no open disagreement from any quarter was well known; thus, clever subordinates learned the art of ______ their opinions in casual remarks. A. elicited B. engendered C. brooked D. intimating E. instigating F. emending

多选题A firm ______ of peace, Montana congresswoman Jeannette Rankin was the only lawmaker to ______the United States" entry into both world wars.

多选题Around strangers, Ravi appeared ______; but once he was with his friends, his self-confidence returned, and he became more ______.

多选题The new governor attempted to win the public"s sympathy by ______ himself as the ______ inheritor of his predecessor"s fiscal mismanagement.

多选题Neurosurgeon Alexa Canady maintained that choosing a career was a visceral decision rather than ______ judgment; that is, it was not so much rational as ______.

多选题To end his lecture on time, Professor Bruke decided to ______ his final point and address it instead at the next class meeting.

多选题Mayor Hardy remains ______ in her ______, refusing to adopt an expedient silence on controversial issues of social importance.

多选题The critic noted that the ______ tone that characterizes much of the writer"s work stands in stark contrast to his gentle dispositions.

多选题Unlike the wild turkey, which can successfully fly for short distances, the domesticated turkey is completely ______ flight.

多选题The Muses are ______ deities: they avenge themselves without mercy on those who weary of their charms. A. rueful B. ingenuous C. solicitous D. vindictive E. dispassionate

多选题The Eighty Years" War, sometimes (i) ______ the Dutch War of Independence, started as a (ii) ______ against Philip II of Spain. Led by William of Orange, residents of the Low Countries (iii) ______ Spanish taxes and the presence of Spanish troops. Blank (i) A. alluded to B. talked about C. known as Blank (ii) D. revolt E. fiat F. tribunal Blank (iii) G. forfeited H. rejected I. hindered