多选题The recent decline in the value of the dollar was triggered by a prediction of slower economic growth in the coming year. But that prediction would not have adversely affected the dollar had it not been for the government's huge budget deficit, which must therefore be decreased to prevent future currency declines. Which of the following, if true, would most seriously weaken the conclusion about how to prevent future currency declines? A. The government has made little attempt to reduce the budget deficit. B. The budget deficit has not caused a slowdown in economic growth. C. The value of the dollar declined several times in the year prior to the recent prediction of slower economic growth. D. Before there was a large budget deficit, predictions of slower economic growth frequently caused declines in the dollar's value. E. When there is a large budget deficit, other events in addition to predictions of slower economic growth sometimes trigger declines in currency value.

多选题Because Alex was a very ______ person, he found satisfaction only in work that involved intellectual stimulation.

多选题However, a number of features that are characteristic of wind-pollinated plants reduce pollen waste. For example, many wind-pollinated species fail to release pollen when wind speeds are low or when humid conditions prevail. Recent studies suggest another way in which species compensate for the inefficiency of wind pollination. These studies suggest that species frequently take advantage of the physics of pollen motion by generating specific aerodynamic environments within the immediate vicinity of their female reproductive organs. {{U}}It is the morphology of these organs that dictates the pattern of airflow disturbances through which pollen must travel.{{/U}} The speed and direction of the airflow disturbances can combine with the physical properties of a species' pollen to produce a species-specific pattern of pollen collision on the surfaces of female reproductive organs. Provided that these surfaces are strategically located, the consequences of this combination can significantly increase the pollen-capture efficiency of a female reproductive organ. The "aerodynamic environments" mentioned in the passage, when they are produced, are primarily determined by the A. presence of insects near the plant. B. physical properties of the plant's pollen. C. shape of the plant's female reproductive organs. D. amount of pollen generated by the plant. E. number of seeds produced by the plant.

多选题The wild and splashy floral print skirt was far too ______ for Estela"s taste; she preferred dark and understated clothing.

多选题Though outwardly ______, the speaker was actually quite disturbed by the tumultuous crowd.

多选题The tranquil story recounted by Ezra Jack Keats in The Snowy Day ______ the calm presence of the book"s illustrations: both ______ the silence of a snow-covered landscape.

多选题While tributyltin (TBT) is generally not as ______ as certain other toxic substances, studies of damaging effects on marine life show it is ______ to mollusk fisheries.

多选题Because she had mistakenly assumed that the disputes between the parties could be successfully ______, the attorney had not prepared herself for the ______ of a long, drawn-out public trail.

多选题In a grievous example of ______ behavior, the consultants repeatedly managed to dupe the team of scientists by presenting fabricated data.

多选题Historian Carlo Botta often contradicted himself, as when he first championed and then ______ the ideals of the French Revolution.

多选题The dancer"s performing style was ______ and ______, with each move taken from another artist, and poorly executed at that.

多选题Dana"s colleagues complained that she was both ______ and ______: she spoke condescendingly and talked about herself too much.

多选题Ken took his ______ obligations seriously, patiently caring for his mother throughout her long recuperation.

多选题Although aging brings about profound physiological changes, it does not often alter individual"s ______: an irascible thirty year old will probably still be ______ at seventy.

多选题Unsuccessful in her first campaigns, Barbara Jordan ______, eventually becoming the first Black woman elected to the Texas State Senate.

多选题Yellow fever, the disease that killed 4,000 Philadelphians in 1793, and so ______ Memphis, Tennessee, that the city lost its charter, has reappeared after nearly two decades in ______ in the Western Hemisphere. A. decimated B. terrorized C. corrupted D. abeyance E. secret F. quarantine

多选题Canadian Lynn Johnston was named Cartoonist of the Year in 1985, the first woman to be so ______.

多选题Just as glass windows offer buildings both light and insulation, certain atmospheric gases ______ incoming sunlight and ______ heat radiated from the ground, preventing warmth from escaping.

多选题Tchaikovsky"s Nutcracker leaves a(n) ______ impression on audiences: children especially remember the dazzling costumes and stirring music.

多选题The library"s collection is a ______ of Asian American historical documents, including rare materials about race relations.