多选题Luisa worked with extreme precision, ______ that served her well in her law career.

多选题The biologist"s description of the wolf pack was truly ______, devoid of any emotion or personal prejudice.

多选题Studying gray whales during the 1970s, marine biologist Mary Lou Jones dubbed one of her subjects "Amazing Graces", for its friendliness was ______ and its movements underwater ______ beyond description.

多选题It would seem unlikely that evolution should discriminate against sinistral snails if sinistral and dextral snails are exact mirror images, for any disadvantage that a sinistral twist in itself could confer on its possessor is almost inconceivable. But left- and right-handed snails are not actually true mirror images of one another. Their shapes are noticeably different. Sinistral rarity might, then, be a consequence of possible disadvantages conferred by these other concomitant structural features. In addition, perhaps left- and fight-handed snails cannot mate with each other, having incompatible twist directions. Presumably an individual of the rarer form would have relative difficulty in finding a mate of the same hand, thus keeping the rare form rare or creating geographically separated right-and left-handed populations. The passage is primarily concerned with offering possible reasons why A. it is unlikely that evolutionary mechanisms could discriminate against sinistral snails. B. sinistrality is relatively uncommon among snail species. C. dextral and sinistral populations of a snail species tend to intermingle. D. a theory based on a developmental mechanism inadequately accounts for the predominance of dextrality across snail species. E. dextral snails breed more readily than sinistral snails, even within predominantly sinistral populations.

多选题There was so much ______in the recent senatorial campaign that voters tuned out, disgusted with the barrage of malicious accusations.

多选题Media reports alleged that the candidate"s campaign strategy was designed to ______ her opponent"s chances for election by defaming his reputation.

多选题Hydrogen is the ______ element of the universe in that it provides the building blocks from which the other elements are produced. A. steadiest B. expendable C. lightest D. final E. fundamental

多选题Jessica was ______ by Jon"s angry outburst: she literally did not know what to say, think, or do.

多选题As one would expect, the reclusive poet ______ public appearance and invasions of privacy.

多选题More ______ than her predecessor, Superintendent Reynolds would, many predicted, have a far less ______ term of office.

多选题 Directions: The passage below is followed by questions based on its content. Once you have read the passage, select the answer choice that best answers each question. Answer all questions on the basis of what is stated or implied in the passage. For each of Questions 7-9, select one answer choice unless otherwise instructed. Questions 7-9 are based on the following passage. Mary Shelley herself was the first to point to her fortuitous immersion in the literary and scientific revolutions of her day as theLine source of her novel Frankenstein. Her (5) extreme youth, as well as her sex, have con- tributed to the generally held opinion that she was not so much an author in her own right as a transparent medium through which passed the ideas of those around her. (10) "All Mrs. Shelley did," writes Mario Praz, "was to provide a passive reflection of some of the wild fantasies which were living in the air about her." Passive reflections, however, do not pro- (15) duce original works of literature, and Frankenstein, if not a great novel, was unquestionably an original one. The major Romantic and minor Gothic tradition to which it should have belonged was to the lit- (20) erature of the overreacher: the superman who breaks through normal human limitations to defy the rules of society and infringe upon the realm of God. In the Faust story, hyper- trophy of the individual will is symbolized by (25) a pact with the devil. Byron's and Balzac's heroes; the Wandering Jew; the chained and unchained Prometheus: all are overreachers, all are punished by their own excesses—by a surfeit of sensation, of experience, of knowl- (30) edge and, most typically, by the doom of eternal life. But Mary Shelley's overreacher is different. Frankenstein's exploration of the forbidden boundaries of human science does not cause the prolongation and extension of (35) his own life, but the creation of a new one. He defies mortality not by living forever, but by giving birth.

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.