多选题Although easily angered by our mischievous behavior, our mother could be immediately ______ by our expressions of remorse.

多选题The geologist speculated that eons ago, before the area was ______, the present-day island was actually a hilltop in a vast forest.

多选题Marine biologists consider sea otters ______ eaters because otters select only two or three kinds of prey out of thirty potential food sources.

多选题The newspapers" editorial section regularly publishes the ______ of those readers who are knowledgeable enough about an issue to ______ their points powerfully and articulately.

多选题It is her supremely skillful use of sophisticated laboratory instruments that make Veronica the ______ research technician that she is.

多选题The Adirondack range in upstate New York is frequently (i) ______ part of the Appalachians by geographers, but geologists point to its close geological (ii) ______ to Canada"s Laurentian Mountains. Blank (i) A. taken into B. regarded as C. kept in mind Blank (ii) D. familiarity E. immediacy F. resemblance

多选题Jason"s gullibility was remarkable: he ______ the most outrageous assertions and was therefore much too easily ______.

多选题Residents of the isolated island were forced to master the art of navigation, becoming the ocean"s most ______ sailors.

多选题Whereas much is known about causes and consequences at the molecular level, and in spite of an enormous accumulation of chemical and morphological data on embryos of various kinds, {{U}}our understanding of how genes control morphogenesis is still far from complete.{{/U}} Perhaps one reason for this is that molecular biologists and morphologists speak different languages. Whereas the former speak about messenger-RNA and conformational changes of protein molecules, the latter speak of ectoderms, hypoblasts, and neural crests. {{U}}One solution to this predicament{{/U}} is to try to find some phenomena relevant to morphogenesis which both the molecular biologist and the morphologist can understand and discuss. As morphogenesis must be basically the result of changes in behavior of the individual cells, it seems logical to ask morphologists to describe the morphogenetic events observed in terms of changes in cellular contact, changes in the rate of proliferation of cells, or similar phenomena. Once this is done, it may be appropriate to ask questions about the molecular background for these changes. One may, for instance, ask whether variations in cell contact reflect alterations in the populations of molecules at the cell surface, or one may inquire about the molecular basis for the increased cell mobility involved in cell dispersion. The author's primary purpose is to: A. outline a procedure and discuss possible applications. B. evaluate an experiment in terms of its applicability to medical research. C. propose a method for curing specific genetic disorders. D. explain a problem and suggest a solution for it. E. reveal the shortcomings of several attitudes toward genetic research.

多选题Lan Cao describes her novel Monkey Bridge as autobiographical "in mood rather than fact", claiming it depicts ______, not ______, truth.

多选题A number of writers who once greatly ______ the literary critic have recently recanted, substituting ______ for their former criticism. A. disparaged B. lauded C. influenced D. approbation E. ambivalence F. censure

多选题Gwendolyn Brooks was ______ writer: she wrote more than twenty books of poetry as well as numerous essays and reviews.

多选题Jane Eyre is among the most ______ of feminist novels: it is still widely ______ more than 150 years after its publication.

多选题 Directions: For the following question, consider each of the choices separately and select all that apply

多选题The ______ of drummer Art Blakey was akin to a university education in jazz, as ______ by the plethora of successful musicians who benefited from playing with him.

多选题In Jamaica Kincaid"s novel Lucy, the West Indian heroine ______ her employers" world, critically examining its assumptions and values.

多选题The estranged friends attempted ______, but their deep-seated ______ made the resumption of cordial relations impossible.

多选题Shin guards are protective gear worn in a (i) ______ of sports, from ice hockey to rugby, to protect against (ii) ______ leg injuries. Blank (i) A. variety B. phenomenon C. training Blank (ii) D. significant E. frivolous F. indefinite

多选题When elected director general of the World Health Organization, Dr Margaret Chan promised to work ______, to be unflagging in her efforts to produce results.

多选题Because of its accuracy in outlining the Earth's subsurface, the seismic-reflection method remains the most important tool in the search for petroleum reserves. In field practice, a subsurface is mapped by arranging a series of wave-train sources, such as small dynamite explosions, in a grid pattern. As each source is activated, it generates a wave train that moves downward at a speed determined uniquely by the rock's elastic characteristics. As rock interfaces are crossed, the elastic characteristics encountered generally change abruptly, which causes part of the energy to be reflected back to the surface, where it is recorded by seismic instruments. The seismic records must be processed to correct for positional differences between the source and the receiver, for unrelated wave trains, and for multiple reflections from the rock interfaces. Then the data acquired at each of the specific source locations are combined to generate a physical profile of the subsurface, which can eventually be used to select targets for drilling. The passage is primarily concerned with: A. describing an important technique. B. discussing a new method. C. investigating a controversial procedure. D. announcing a significant discovery. E. promoting a novel application.