多选题Anne mentioned John"s habitual boasting about his ward robe as an example of his ______ ways.

多选题Ellen Ochoa"s ______ with the apparatus in the space shuttle Discovery was apparent when she adroitly manipulated the shuttle"s robot arm.

多选题For many of the villagers, marriage was a practical ______, one not necessarily ______ of love but nevertheless grounded largely in economic advantage.

多选题If people are regarded only as machines guided by logic, as they were by these "scientistic" thinkers, rhetoric is likely to be held in low regard; for the most obvious truth about rhetoric is that it speaks to the whole person. It presents its arguments first to the person as a rational being, because persuasive discourse, if honestly conceived, always has a basis in reasoning. Logical argument is the plot, as it were, of any speech or essay that is respectfully intended to persuade people. Yet it is a characterizing feature of rhetoric that it goes beyond this and appeals to the parts of our nature that are involved in feeling, desiring, acting, and suffering. It recalls relevant instances of the emotional reactions of people to circumstances—real or fictional—that are similar to our own circumstances. Such is the purpose of both historical accounts and fables in persuasive discourse: they indicate literally or symbolically how people may react {{U}}emotionally, with hope or fear{{/U}}, to particular circumstances. {{U}}A speech attempting to persuade people can achieve little unless it takes into account the aspect of their being related to such hopes and fears.{{/U}} The passage suggests that a speech that attempts to persuade people to act is likely to fail if it does NOT? A. Distort the truth a little to make it more acceptable to the audience. B. Appeal to the self-interest as well as the humanitarianism of the audience. C. Address listeners' emotions as well as their intellects. D. Concede the logic of other points of view. E. Show how an immediately desirable action is Consistent with timeless principles.

多选题Recognizing that time was a critical factor, the paramedics responded to the call with ______.

多选题Honey, which has antibacterial properties, is commonly used in traditional medicine as a balm to ______ painful wounds.

多选题The Amazon rain forest remained ______ for years because its soils were unsuitable for agriculture and because endemic diseases such as malaria and yellow fever ______ most settlers.

多选题The ambassador argues that, in diplomacy, there is a subtle but important difference between a country"s showing a willingness to ______ and a too-obvious readiness to make ______.

多选题{{U}}It is now established that the Milky. Way is far more extended and of much greater mass than was hitherto thought.{{/U}} However, all that is visible of the constituents of the Milky Way's corona (outer edge), where much of the galaxy's mass must be located, is a tiny fraction of the corona's mass. Thus, most of the Milky Way's outlying matter must be dark. It can be inferred from the passage that, compared with what they now think, until fairly recently astronomers believed that the Milky Way A. was much darker. B. was much smaller. C. was moving much more slowly. D. had a much larger corona. E. had much less gaseous matter.

多选题Given the failure of independent laboratories to replicate the results of Dr. Johnson's experiment, only the most ______ supporters of her hypothesis would be foolish enough to claim that it had been adequately ______. A. vigilant B. partisan C. enlightened D. verified E. defined F. undermined

多选题Critics characterized the memoir as ______ because of the author"s excessively sentimental description of her childhood.

多选题Like several other important advances in medicine, penicillin was a some-what ______ discovery resulting from ______ combination of blind chance and technical expertise.

多选题The singer displays her sensitivity to delicate shades of meaning and feeling in the recording: her performance is a model of ______.

多选题The city"s ______ atmosphere resulted from its location at the crossroads of trade routes used by merchants of many nations.

多选题The residents of the town lived ______ lives; no one indulged in wild or ______ behavior.

多选题Abida quickly realized that the director was extremely ______: she and the other cast members could never anticipate how he would respond.

多选题Cherokee women traditionally exercised ______ authority: they managed agriculture, determined clan membership, and wielded considerable economic power.

多选题The ancient Greek writer Herodotus was inordinately ______, blithely accepting wildly improbable legends as historical facts.

多选题______ as Mario"s misdeed was, his grandmother, always blind to his faults, pretended to be unaware of it.

多选题Despite his ______ rich food, the chef was able to practice ______ when his diet became threatening to his health.