多选题Alexis complained that Jim ______ too quickly when their parents imposed a curfew: instead of negotiating, he complied without protest.

多选题Sally, thoroughly convinced of her own importance, often acts without ______: she feels no guilt, for example, about appropriating her brother"s possessions.

多选题The announcement that the city would raze the landmark school building was such a distressing ______ that it provoked an outcry.

多选题Critics dismissed the engineer's seemingly creative design as being ______, that is, underdeveloped and lacking in sophistication. A. defunct B. unorthodox C. simplistic D. erroneous E. ambiguous

多选题Patricia Roberts Harris is considered a ______, having been the first African American woman to serve in a presidential cabinet.

多选题Place-names can be strikingly ______: there is, for example, nothing particularly ______ about the town of Peculiar, Missouri.

多选题"Less government spending" is ______ of this political party, a belief shared by most party members.

多选题Though it often exclusively ______ Brazil, the Amazon jungle actually ______ parts of eight other South American countries.

多选题Critics say that autobiographical work Brothers and Keepers by John Edgar Wideman is surprising in that it celebrates and yet ______ his own role in the life of his brother. A. censures B. exacerbates C. explores D. duplicates E. delineates

多选题The origin of the theory that major geologic events may occur at regular intervals can be traced back not to a study of volcanism or plate tectonics but to an investigation of marine extinctions. In the early 1980's, scientists began to look closely at the question of how these extinctions occur. Two paleontologists, Raup and Sepkoski, compiled a master list of marine species that died out during the past 268 million years and noted that there were brief periods during which many species disappeared at once. These mass extinctions occurred at surprisingly regular intervals. Later studies revealed that extinctions of terrestrial reptiles and mammals also occurred periodically. {{U}}These findings, combined with the research of Raup and Sepkoski, led scientists to hypothesize the existence of some kind of cyclically recurring force powerful enough to affect living things profoundly.{{/U}} Speculation that so powerful a {{U}}force{{/U}} might affect geologic events as well led geologists to search for evidence of periodicity in episodes of volcanism, seafloor spreading, and plate movement. The passage suggests which of the following about the "force" highlighted in the passage? A. It is responsible for most of the major geologic events that have occurred. B. It is responsible for most of the marine extinctions that have occurred. C. Its recurrence is unlikely to be able to be predicted by scientists. D. Its existence was not seriously considered by scientists before Raup and Sepkoski did their research. E. Its existence was confirmed by the research of Raup and Sepkoski.

多选题Morale among the staff scientists ______ when the director dolefully announced that chances of the projects" receiving additional funding were ______.

多选题At first, I found her gravity rather intimidating; but, as I saw more of her, I found that ______ was very near the surface. A. seriousness B. confidence C. laughter D. poise E. determination

多选题Geoffrey"s corrupt dealings earned him such disgrace that any possibility of his being reelected to the city council was completely ______.

多选题Since codfish are ______ part of the marine ecosystem, their ______ would adversely affect the animals who depend on them as a source of food.

多选题By recycling materials and salvaging unused supplies, the health care industry can ______ the amount of waste it generates.

多选题Because little rain falls in the district during summer, municipalities are necessarily ______ to ______ water from winter storms.

多选题Cito Gaston, one of the least ______ baseball managers, surprised reporters by weeping openly after his team won the play-offs.

多选题In his essay, writer Rudolfo Anaya strives to ______ his sometimes incongruous Mexican and American identities by combining ______ worldviews to create one unique vision.

多选题The success of the space program came as a pleasant surprise to a nation that had been ______ by political turmoil and social unrest.

多选题No space was ______ inside the spaceship: there was nothing in it that did not serve an important function.