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Researcher Lin Zhi developed a process for increasing the tensile strength--measured in gigapascals, or GPa--of silkworm ________ dissolving and reweaving the silk in a solution of iron metal ions, zinc, and sugar, Zhi increased the amount of force required to stretch it from approximately 0.5 GPa to 2 GPa. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

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In 2018, a team of researchers led by Dr. Caitlin Whalen compiled every available measurement of ocean mixing rates from the past two decades. With this novel data set, the team was able to determine how current-driven mixing varies across ________ and what impact it has on the distribution of heat and nutrients in the ocean. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

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With the same fluid style that Coltrane was famous for on piano, she ________ her fingers across the harp strings and creates a radiant sound. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

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Recently, engineer Erkka Frankberg of Tampere University in Finland used the chemical ________ to make a glassy solid that can withstand higher strain than silicate glass can before fracturing.Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

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Public-awareness campaigns about the need to reduce single-use plastics can be successful, says researcher Kim Borg of Monash University in Australia, when these campaigns give consumers a choice: for example, Japan achieved a 40 percent reduction in plastic-bag use after cashiers were instructed to ask customers whether ________ wanted a bag. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

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On July 23, 1854, a clipper ship called the _Flying Cloud_ left New York Harbor under the guidance of Captain Josiah Perkins Creesy and his wife, navigator Eleanor Creesy. Having entered San Francisco Bay a mere 89 days and 8 hours earlier, the celebrated ship set a record that would stand for 135 years. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

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He is known for enforcing a moral code called the Law of Piety, which established the sanctity of animal ________ the just treatment of the elderly, and the abolition of the slave trade. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

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The artistic talents of Barbara Chase-Riboud, most known for her 1979 historical novel _Sally Hemings_ and the conversation it inspired, ________ limited to the realm of prose: she first excelled in sculpture, where her affinity for bronze--a material she described as "timeless" due to its use across eras and cultures--became part of her artistic identity. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

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You ________ more about obsidian's structure, which is classified as amorphous, in a later chapter. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

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In a 2016 study, Eastern Washington University psychologist Amani El-Alayli found that, among the study participants who experienced frisson (a physiological response akin to goosebumps or getting the chills) while listening to music, there was one personality trait that they scored particularly high on - openness to experience. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

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In addition to advocating for South America's independence in two political treatises, the _Cartagena Manifesto_ and the _Letter from Jamaica_, Simon Bolivar personally led armies against the Spanish, liberating three South American territories--New Granada (present-day Colombia and Panama), Venezuela, and Quito (present-day ________ from colonial rule. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

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In the 1970s, Janaki Ammal, a prominent botanist, emerged as a powerful voice in India's environmental conservation movement. Her exhaustive chromosomal survey of plants in Silent Valley, a pristine tropical forest in Kerala, India, that is home to nearly 1,000 species of native flora (many of which are endangered), ________ instrumental in the government's decision to preserve the forest. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

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Farouk El-Baz, a geologist and space scientist, ________ part of the team that selected the lunar landing sites for the Apollo program during the 1960s and 1970s. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

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Beatrix Potter is perhaps best known for writing and illustrating children's books such as _The Tale of Peter Rabbit_ (1902), but she also dedicated herself to mycology, the study of ________ more than 350 paintings of the fungal species she observed in nature and submitting her research on spore germination to the Linnean Society of London. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

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Emperor penguins don't waddle out of the ocean. They launch themselves at such a high speed that they travel up to two meters before landing. How ________ A layer of microbubbles on their plumage reduces friction as the penguins speed to the surface. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

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the Sherpas pack up their telescopes and ________ ready. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

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Atoms in a synchrotron, a type of circular particle accelerator, travel faster and faster until they ________ a desired energy level, at which point they are diverted to collide with a target, smashing the atoms. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

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Formed in 1967 to foster political and economic stability within the Asia-Pacific region, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations was originally made up of five members: Thailand, the Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia. By the end of the 1990s, the organization ________ its initial membership. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

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Professional American football player Fred Cox invented one of the world's most popular toys. In the 1970s, he came up with the idea for the Nerf football, which ________ of the harder and heavier regulation football. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

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Some historians ________ that this "tulip mania" was the first historical instance of an asset bubble, which occurs when investors drive prices to highs not supported by actual demand. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

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To survive when water is scarce, embryos inside African turquoise killfish eggs ________ a dormant state known as diapause. In this state, embryonic development is paused for as long as two years--longer than the life span of an adult killfish. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

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In 1903, environmentalist John Muir guided President Theodore Roosevelt on a scenic, sprawling trip through California's Yosemite Valley. Upon returning from the three-day excursion, Roosevelt ________ to conserve the nation's wilderness areas, a vow he upheld for his remaining six years in office. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

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During the American Civil War, Thomas Morris Chester braved the front lines as a war correspondent for the _Philadelphia Press_. Amplifying the voices and experiences of Black soldiers ________ of particular importance to Chester, who later became an activist and lawyer during the postwar Reconstruction period. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

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_Rabinal Achi_ is a precolonial Maya dance drama performed annually in Rabinal, a town in the Guatem highlands. Based on events that occurred when Rabinal was a city-state ruled by a king, had once been an ally of the king, but was later captured while leading an invading force against him. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

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After a spate of illnesses as a child, Wilma Rudolph was told she might never walk again. Defying all odds, Rudolph didn't just walk, she the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, she won both the 100- and 200-meter dashes and clinched first place for her team in the 4x100-meter relay, becoming the first US woman to win three gold medals in a single Olympics. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

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