多选题The theory is ______ so much ______ evidence that it is now accepted by the great majority of scientists.

多选题Pasley considers this view oversimplified, because neutrality was not a goal of early national newspaper editing, even when editors disingenuously stated that they aimed to tell all sides of a story. In the context in which it appears, "disingenuously" most nearly means A. insincerely. B. guilelessly. C. obliquely. D. resolutely. E. pertinaciously.

多选题Andrew"s hunch that Ms. Smith would lose the election was ______ when her opponent won in a landslide, proving Andrew"s ______ to be correct.

多选题The ambitious politician promoted the tax cuts not so much for the citizens" ______ as for his own ______.

多选题The accused affected a ______ air during the interview; he made no vehement protestation of innocence, just a ______ denial of guilt.

多选题Following the decree banning ______ acts, suspected ______ could be forcibly detained without the filing of formal charges.

多选题Although it is natural to take umbrage at ______ remarks, Latoya always went to great pains to act as though she was not ______ when people harshly criticized her.

多选题Chairperson and CEO Andrea Jung has revitalized her company, considered ______ in recent years, to one whose products now attract millions of consumers worldwide.

多选题The judges for the chili competition were ______, noting subtle differences between dishes that most people would not detect.

多选题Philosopher Cornel West argues that both European and African civilizations have ______ histories, with notable instances of barbarism during some eras and humanism during others.

多选题The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill is only ______ about birds; despite its title, the documentary actually examines human relationships.

多选题During the widespread fuel shortage, the price of gasoline was so ______ that suppliers were generally thought to be ______ the consumer. A. stable B. depressed C. excessive D. shielding E. placating F. gouging

多选题Although many novelists write for artistic reasons, others are lured by the money, because popular success in writing can be so ______.

多选题The discovery that, friction excluded, all bodies fall at the same rate is so simple to state and to grasp that there is a tendency to ______ its significance. A. underrate B. control C. overlook D. reassess E. praise F. eliminate

多选题Aptly enough, this work so imbued with the notion of changing times and styles has been constantly ______ over the years, thereby reflecting its own mutability. A. appreciated B. reprimanded C. altered D. criticized E. revised F. reprinted

多选题The outbreak of disease could not be labeled pandemic, since despite its rapid ______ it remained confined to one small region.

多选题Some scientists believe that Adelie penguins may be ______ of global warming, that their population decline may presage climatic changes throughout Antarctic.

多选题Scholars often fail to see that music played an important role in the preservation of African culture in the United States. They correctly note that slavery stripped some cultural elements from Black people-their political and economic systems—but they underestimate the significance of music in sustaining other African cultural values. {{U}}African music, unlike the music of some other cultures, was based on a total vision of life in which music was not an isolated social domain.{{/U}} In African culture music was pervasive, serving not only religion, but all phases of life, including birth, death, work, and play. The methods that a community devises to perpetuate itself come into being to preserve aspects of the cultural legacy that community perceives as essential. Music, like art in general, was so inextricably a part of African culture that it became a crucial means of preserving the culture during and after the dislocations of slavery. According to the passage, the phrase "isolated social domain" refers to A. African music in relation to contemporary culture as a whole. B. music as it may be perceived in non-African cultures. C. a feature of African music that aided in transmitting African cultural values. D. an aspect of the African cultural legacy. E. the influence of music on contemporary culture.

多选题As long as nations cannot themselves accumulate enough physical power to dominate all others, they must depend on ______. A. allies B. resources C. freedom D. education E. self-determination

多选题For Albert Einstein, the unvarying speed of light was a ______, an essential presupposition on which his reasoning was based.