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I expect that people are so reluctant to register to become organ donors primarily because of the anonymity of the people one would be saving. When dealing with strangers, the whole concept is more abstract and __________, because you haven’t seen the suffering of those you would help.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise
word or phrase?
I expect that people are so reluctant to register to become organ donors primarily because of the anonymity of the people one would be saving. When dealing with strangers, the whole concept is more abstract and __________, because you haven’t seen the suffering of those you would help.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
Colony collapse disorder (CCD) is an issue that has, over the last ten years, caused a __________ amount of concern as to the feasibility of the continued bee population in North America. Fruit and vegetable crops are pollinated by bees. Should the bee population drop drastically, the availability of these healthy options would be dramatically reduced.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
Colony collapse disorder (CCD) is an issue that has, over the last ten years, caused a __________ amount of concern as to the feasibility of the continued bee population in North America. Fruit and vegetable crops are pollinated by bees. Should the bee population drop drastically, the availability of these healthy options would be dramatically reduced.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
Teenagers spend a significant portion of their time on social media, and they don’t know any differently. This cohort consists of the guinea pigs of one of the biggest communications revolutions of all time. As they grow and change, their brains can be studied to see how this constant __________ online social communication affects them.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
Teenagers spend a significant portion of their time on social media, and they don’t know any differently. This cohort consists of the guinea pigs of one of the biggest communications revolutions of all time. As they grow and change, their brains can be studied to see how this constant __________ online social communication affects them.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
C. diff is an often fairly __________ bacteria that is sometimes found in humans and can be picked up from the environment. In small amounts and balanced with other bacteria that keep it under control, C. diff can be carried by humans without serious repercussions to health.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
C. diff is an often fairly __________ bacteria that is sometimes found in humans and can be picked up from the environment. In small amounts and balanced with other bacteria that keep it under control, C. diff can be carried by humans without serious repercussions to health.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
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Poor sleep impacts many body systems. Of particular interest to adolescents, and their parents, is the __________ effect of poor sleep on academic performance. Lack of sleep makes it difficult to focus on lectures and classwork.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
Poor sleep impacts many body systems. Of particular interest to adolescents, and their parents, is the __________ effect of poor sleep on academic performance. Lack of sleep makes it difficult to focus on lectures and classwork.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
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The following text is from Upton Sinclair’s 1906 novel The Jungle. The stench was almost overpowering, but to Jurgis it was nothing. His whole soul was dancing with joy—he was at work at last! He was at work and earning money! All day long he was figuring to himself. He was paid the fabulous sum of seventeen and a half cents an hour; and as it proved a rush day and he worked until nearly seven o’clock in the evening, he went home to the family with the tidings that he had earned more than a dollar and a half in a single day!
As used in the text, what does the word “figuring” most nearly mean?
The following text is from Upton Sinclair’s 1906 novel The Jungle. The stench was almost overpowering, but to Jurgis it was nothing. His whole soul was dancing with joy—he was at work at last! He was at work and earning money! All day long he was figuring to himself. He was paid the fabulous sum of seventeen and a half cents an hour; and as it proved a rush day and he worked until nearly seven o’clock in the evening, he went home to the family with the tidings that he had earned more than a dollar and a half in a single day!
As used in the text, what does the word “figuring” most nearly mean?
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The following is an excerpt from Jane Austen’s novel Mansfield Park (1814). The novel’s protagonist, Fanny Price, returns home after many years of living with her wealthy relatives at Mansfield Park.
The instinct of nature was soon satisfied, and Mrs. Price’s attachment had no other source. Her heart and her time were already quite full; she had neither leisure nor affection to bestow on Fanny. Her daughters never had been much to her. She was fond of her sons, especially of William, but Betsey was the first of her girls whom she had ever much regarded. To her she was most injudiciously indulgent. William was her pride; Betsey her darling; and John, Richard, Sam, Tom, and Charles occupied all the rest of her maternal solicitude, alternately her worries and her comforts.
As used in the text, what does the word “occupied” most nearly mean?
The following is an excerpt from Jane Austen’s novel Mansfield Park (1814). The novel’s protagonist, Fanny Price, returns home after many years of living with her wealthy relatives at Mansfield Park.
The instinct of nature was soon satisfied, and Mrs. Price’s attachment had no other source. Her heart and her time were already quite full; she had neither leisure nor affection to bestow on Fanny. Her daughters never had been much to her. She was fond of her sons, especially of William, but Betsey was the first of her girls whom she had ever much regarded. To her she was most injudiciously indulgent. William was her pride; Betsey her darling; and John, Richard, Sam, Tom, and Charles occupied all the rest of her maternal solicitude, alternately her worries and her comforts.
As used in the text, what does the word “occupied” most nearly mean?
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While Mr. Davis, the art teacher, approved of creativity, he couldn’t __________ the students expressing themselves in the form of graffiti. Stylistically, he could appreciate the pieces, but he still considered them vandalism.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
While Mr. Davis, the art teacher, approved of creativity, he couldn’t __________ the students expressing themselves in the form of graffiti. Stylistically, he could appreciate the pieces, but he still considered them vandalism.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
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The canoe was going too quickly toward the rapids. Yusef was __________ the shore to slow them down. While they hit the bank hard, it slowed the boat down enough that Yusef and his friend were able to jump out and pull the canoe off the water.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
The canoe was going too quickly toward the rapids. Yusef was __________ the shore to slow them down. While they hit the bank hard, it slowed the boat down enough that Yusef and his friend were able to jump out and pull the canoe off the water.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
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It is probable that humans have been cooking since not long after our ancestors harnessed the power of fire some several hundred thousand years ago. Since that time, the sophistication of our technology has increased exponentially, and the technology of cooking is no exception. Insofar as it pertains to heat, the nature of culinary innovation has fallen primarily into one of two categories common to many technology __________: speed and precision.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
It is probable that humans have been cooking since not long after our ancestors harnessed the power of fire some several hundred thousand years ago. Since that time, the sophistication of our technology has increased exponentially, and the technology of cooking is no exception. Insofar as it pertains to heat, the nature of culinary innovation has fallen primarily into one of two categories common to many technology __________: speed and precision.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
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