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Former First Lady of the United States Eleanor Roosevelt and Indian activist and educator Hansa Mehta were instrumental in drafting the United Nations' Universal Declaration of Human Rights, a document that ________ the basic freedoms to which all people are entitled. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

Difficulty: Easy

have outlined

were outlining

outlines

outlines

Fans of science fiction will _________ multiple references to classic sci-fi stories in Janelle Monae's song lyrics, including her recurring nods to the plot of the 1927 sci-fi film Metropolis. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

Difficulty: Easy

appreciate the

appreciate. The

appreciate, the

appreciate: the

Quantum particles of light--photons--provide an unhackable means of transmitting encryption keys over networks, as attempts to observe particles in quantum states will invariably alter the particles ________ dismantle any information they transmit. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

Difficulty: Hard

and in the process,

and, in the process,

and in the process--

and, in the process

Lucía Michel of the University of Chile observed that alkaline soils contain an insoluble form of iron that blueberry plants cannot absorb, thus inhibiting blueberry growth. If these plants were grown in alkaline soil alongside grasses that aid in iron solubilization, _________ Michel was determined to find out if the blueberries could thrive. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

Difficulty: Easy

could the blueberries thrive.

the blueberries could thrive.

the blueberries could thrive?

could the blueberries thrive?

In many of her landscape paintings from the 1970s and 1980s, Lebanese American artist Etel Adnan worked to capture the essence of California's fog-shrouded Mount Tamalpais region through abstraction, using splotches of color to represent the area's features. Interestingly, the triangle representing the mountain itself ________ among the few defined figures in her paintings. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

Difficulty: Medium

are

have been

were

is

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