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$Tyrian purple was a highly prized dye among the Phoenicians (an ancient civilization located in present-day Lebanon). The Phoenicians were famous for using this natural dye to color their clothes a distinctive purple. __________, the name "Phoenicia" itself, some historians claim, may have originally meant "land of purple."<br/><br/>Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?$
$Etched into Peru's Nazca Desert are line drawings so large that they can only be fully seen from high above. Archaeologists have known of the lines since the 1920s, when a researcher spotted some from a nearby football, and they have been studying the markings ever since. __________ archaeologists' efforts are aided by drones that capture high-resolution aerial photographs of the lines.<br/><br/>Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?$
$Because an achiral molecule is symmetrical, flipping it yields a structurally identical molecule. __________ a flipped chiral molecule, can be compared to a glove that has been turned inside out: it produces a structurally inverted molecule rather than an identical one.<br/><br/>Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?$
$While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:<br/><br/>* In the midst of the US Civil War, Susie Taylor escaped slavery and fled to Union-army-occupied St. Simons Island off the Georgia coast.<br/>* She began working for an all-Black army regiment as a nurse and teacher.<br/>* In 1902, she published a book about the time she spent with the regiment.<br/>* Her book was the only Civil War memoir to be published by a Black woman.<br/>* It is still available to readers in print and online.<br/><br/>The student wants to emphasize the uniqueness of Taylor's accomplishment. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?$
$Most conifers (trees belonging to the phylum Coniferophyta) are evergreen. That is, they keep their green leaves or needles year-round. However, not all conifer species are evergreen. __________, Larch trees, lose their needles every fall.<br/><br/>Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?$
$While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:<br/><br/>* One of history's greatest libraries was the House of Wisdom in Baghdad, Iraq.<br/>* It was founded in the eighth century with the goal of preserving all the world's knowledge.<br/>* Scholars at the House of Wisdom collected ancient and contemporary texts from Greece, India, and elsewhere and translated them into Arabic.<br/>* Writings included those of the Greek philosopher Aristotle and the Indian mathematician Aryabhata.<br/>* The House of Wisdom used Chinese papermaking technology to create paper versions to be studied and shared.<br/><br/>The student wants to explain how the House of Wisdom preserved the world's knowledge. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?$
$While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:<br/><br/>* Cities tend to have a wide range of flowering vegetation in parks, yards, and gardens.<br/>* This vegetation provides a varied diet for honeybees, strengthening bees' immune systems.<br/>* On average, 62.5 percent of bees in an urban area will survive a harsh winter.<br/>* Rural areas are often dominated by monoculture crops such as corn or wheat.<br/>* On average, only 40 percent of honeybees in a rural area will survive a harsh winter.<br/><br/>The student wants to make and support a generalization about honeybees. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?$
$Jhumpa Lahiri's story collection Interpreter of Maladies features multiple stories about romantic relationships. ________ "This Blessed House," newlyweds argue over whether to replace items left by the previous owners of their new home. in "A Temporary Matter," a husband and wife attempt to rekindle their relationship during a four-night blackout.<br/><br/>Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?$
$Small, flat structures called spatulae are found at the tips of the hairs on a spider's leg. These spatulae temporarily bond with the atoms of whatever they touch. _______, spiders are able to cling to and climb almost any surface.<br/><br/>Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?$
$While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:<br/><br/>* In 2018 researchers Adwait Deshpande, Shreejata Gupta, and Anindya Sinha were observing wild macaques in India's Bandipur National Park.<br/>* They saw macaques calling out to and gesturing at humans who were eating or carrying food.<br/>* They designed a study to find out if the macaques were intentionally communicating to try to persuade the humans to share their food.<br/>* In the study trials, macaques frequently called out to and gestured at humans holding food.<br/>* In the study trials, macaques called out to and gestured at empty-handed humans less frequently.<br/><br/>The student wants to present the study's results. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?$
$As a young historian in the 1950s, Alixa Naff began interviewing fellow Arab American immigrants about their experiences straddling two cultures. Over the next few decades, Naff conducted more than 450 such interviews, also known as oral histories. ________ she collected photographs and other artifacts that represented her subjects' experiences.<br/><br/>Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?$
$While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:<br/><br/>* Yellowstone is a national park in the northwest United States.<br/>* In 1995, gray wolves were reintroduced into the park.<br/>* Since then, the number of gray wolves in the park has stabilized at roughly 100.<br/>* This number is believed to be the park's carrying capacity.<br/>* Carrying capacity describes the maximum number of a species that a specific environment's resources can sustain over time.<br/><br/>The student wants to specify the number of gray wolves in Yellowstone. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?$

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Tyrian purple was a highly prized dye among the Phoenicians (an ancient civilization located in present-day Lebanon). The Phoenicians were famous for using this natural dye to color their clothes a distinctive purple. __________ the name "Phoenicia" itself, some historians claim, may have originally meant "land of purple." Which choice completes the text with the most logical transistion?

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Tyrian purple was a highly prized dye among the Phoenicians (an ancient civilization located in present-day Lebanon). The Phoenicians were famous for using this natural dye to color their clothes a distinctive purple. __________, the name "Phoenicia" itself, some historians claim, may have originally meant "land of purple."<br/><br/>Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

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