多选题The actor was noted for his ______ behavior: the quickly became irritated if his every whim was not immediately satisfied.

多选题During the 1990"s, Shanghai benefited from an architectural ______, the result of a dramatic increase in innovative and artistic building.

多选题Climbing the steep mountainside could make even experienced climbers ______; not surprisingly, June, a novice, felt dizzy while still at the bottom.

多选题Despite accusations to the contrary, it is unlikely that he intended to ______ the articles, since he cited them in his bibliography.

多选题Using computer labs to ______ classroom instruction is the most effective when the curriculum ______ lab exercises and classroom teaching in a coordinated manner.

多选题Turn-of-the-century actress Sarah Bernhardt had so ______ a talent that she ______ audiences with her diverse and utterly convincing characterizations.

多选题Although she often described reason as the noblest ______, author Ayn Rand never implied that she rejected ______.

多选题The pluses of polycarbonate plastics are easy to see. A child"s cup now bounces rather than shatters when it"s tossed out of the high chair. People with terrible eyesight can wear featherweight glasses rather than massive, heavy glass lenses. People like polycarbonates for their lightweight clarity and their toughness under fire. Nevertheless, polycarbonates appear to have some minuses, too. Until recently, when a few manufacturers changed their processing, all polycarbonates were found to leach a chemical called bisphenol A (BPA). This chemical, once studied as a potential estrogen replacement, is believed to inhibit the endocrine system and to be especially harmful to young children. It is possible now to buy BPA-free products, but the consumer should assume that BPA is in a polycarbonate product unless it is labeled otherwise. Which of the following generalizations is supported by the passage?

多选题Since the foreign correspondent was accustomed to completing his assignments under ______ conditions, the commotion of the subway at rush hour presented no ______ his creativity.

多选题Brenda"s job was by no means ______: she actually had to work quite hard for her salary.

多选题{{U}}The fluid remained sterile so long as the flask was maintained in the vertical position.{{/U}} If, however, I contaminated the broth by allowing some of it to flow into the neck and then back into the flask, putrefaction promptly followed. In the context in which it appears, "putrefaction" most nearly means A. decay. B. flask. C. meat. D. contamination. E. maintenance.

多选题Hayley Mills"s films have been called ______, although most of them are not so sentimental as to deserve that description.

多选题The ______ of new orders mean that enough work had arrived to keep everyone at the plant working overtime.

多选题Mala based her new online business in the ______, because she wanted to work far away from the crowded, expensive city.

多选题Maui is the second largest of the Hawaiian islands, ______ only the Big Island (Hawaii) in size.

多选题Jean-Michel Basquiat"s ascendancy was truly ______: his provocative art suddenly propelled him from New York street artist to international celebrity.

多选题When two chemical compounds are combined, a ______ effect can be achieved: the resulting combination can be more potent than either of the individual compounds alone.

多选题The author"s theory about modern design had an enormous impact when first published, but as ______ as it was then, it is now clearly ______.

多选题The lifestyle of modern-dance pioneer Isadora Duncan was considered ______, since it was marked by unconventional behavior and attitudes.

多选题His peers respected him because he was both ______ and ______: steadfast in his beliefs and tactful in his negotiations.