多选题Allen and Wolkowitz's research challenges the {{U}}common claim that homework—waged labor performed at home for a company{{/U}}—is primarily a response to women workers' needs and preferences. By focusing on a limited geographical area in order to gather in-depth information, the authors have avoided the methodological pitfalls that have plagued earlier research on homework. Their findings disprove accepted notions about homeworkers: that they are unqualified for other jobs and that they use homework as a short-term strategy for dealing with child care. The authors conclude that the persistence of homework cannot be explained by appeal to such notions, for, in fact, homeworkers do not differ sharply from other employed women. Most homeworkers would prefer to work outside the home but are constrained from doing so by lack of opportunity. In fact, homework is driven by employers' desires to minimize fixed costs: homeworkers receive no benefits and are paid less than regular employees. According to the passage, which of the following has been generally believed about homework? A. The benefits of homework accrue primarily to employers rather than to homeworkers. B. Homework is prevalent predominantly in rural areas. C. Homework is primarily a response to the preferences of women workers. D. Few homeworkers rely on homework for the majority of their family income. E. Most homework is seasonal and part-time rather than full-time and year-round.

多选题It was out of ______ that Professor Green, the author of several highly respected books in his field, described himself to his colleagues as ______.

多选题Michiko Shoda was not of noble rank when she married into the Japanese imperial family: she was the first ______ to do so.

多选题Many of our memories are ______, escaping our consciousness just as we strain to recall a face or a name.

多选题In dire need of ______, the travelers fortified themselves with food and drink in order to complete their journey.

多选题Danieele was easily the most ______ of her classmates, rarely willing to compromise or even listen to others" pleas.

多选题Because all members of this organization are idealists, they ______ any assertion that political enterprises should be purely ______.

多选题The executive was faulted for acting ______, for implementing sweeping changes without fully considering what the consequence might be.

多选题In many parts of the world, people use rice as a central rather than a ______ part of their daily diets.

多选题The respect accorded choreographer Martha Graham by her students and colleagues alike was so great that it amounted to ______.

多选题Believing that the problem could be solved if enough information was garnered, the scientist vowed to ______ her research as long as some ______ of obtaining additional data existed.

多选题The kiwi bird"s wings are ______: that is, they are rudiments of wings and serve no function.

多选题Newscasts are routinely filled with such sensational stories that the public is seldom ______ by even the most ______ revelations.

多选题Two decades after the Emerald River Dam was built, none of the eight fish species native to the Emerald River was still reproducing adequately in the river below the dam. Since the dam reduced the annual range of water temperature in the river below the dam from 50 degrees to 6 degrees, scientists have hypothesized that sharply rising water temperatures must be involved in signaling the native species to begin the reproductive cycle. Which of the following statements, if tree, would most strengthen the scientists' hypothesis? A. The native fish species were still able to reproduce only in side streams of the river below the dam where the annual temperature range remains approximately 50 degrees. B. Before the dam was built, the Emerald River annually overflowed its banks, creating backwaters that were critical breeding areas for the native species offish. C. The lowest recorded temperature of the Emerald River before the dam was built was 34 degrees, whereas the lowest recorded temperature of the fiver after the dam was built has been 43 degrees. D. Nonnative species of fish, introduced into the Emerald River after the dam was built, have begun competing with the declining native fish species for food and space. E. Five of the fish species native to the Emerald River are not native to any other fiver in North America.

多选题Greek comic playwrights often ______ rulers; in one play, a brutal despot is replaced in office by a sausage seller.

多选题The official"s record was both ______ and ______: he missed many important votes and never led any legislative initiatives.

多选题Although the archaeologist ______ the symbols on the cave wall, she was, unable to ______ them because they were too faint.

多选题Although the passage of years has softened the initially hostile reaction to his poetry, even now only a few independent observers ______ his works. A. praise B. revile C. scrutinize D. criticize E. neglect

多选题Since her personal pleas had failed to make her noisy neighbors change their ways, the homeowner felt that her only ______ was to notify the police.

多选题Actors in melodramas often emphasized tense moments by being ______, for example, raising their voices and pretending to swoon.