MPT Comprehension Ex 2.5
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1. Rich found the chance shift in the path of the storm ____(i)____, as he was hoping to use the excuse of heavy weather to ____(ii)____ more much needed time. With the deadline ____(iii)____ and his credibility on the line, he will have to find a way to get the presentation done. *
1 point
2. The defense attorney’s ____ closing statement was not enough to sway the jurors in his client’s favor; stirring words could not conceal the defendant’s evident guilt. *
1 point
3. A recent Harris Poll indicated that many professions have seen a decline in their ____(i)____ over the past several years; teaching, in contrast, has ____(ii)____ more respect over the same time period. *
1 point
4. In 1770s colonial New England, Puritans ____ the celebration of Christmas, which they considered to be an odious reminder of the Pope’s tyranny. *
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5. The ____(i)____ lining of an eggshell is ____(ii)____, and this is the reason using salt water to boil an egg can make the egg taste salty. For the same reason, it is important not to store eggs in the refrigerator with uncovered, strong-smelling food items since the scents can ____(iii)____ the egg, causing it to taste bad. *
1 point
6. Many dog owners treat their pets too ____, forgetting that canines have evolved in competitive environments in which emotional coddling was a sign of weakness. *
1 point
7. As part of Marina Abramovićs groundbreaking exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, the artist herself logged 700 hours over the course of 3 months in a small chair. Visitors were invited to sit across from the performance artist’s stolid countenance,for whatever ____(i)____ they desired, the ____(ii)____ sitting for only a few moments and the bold sitting for several hours; the visitors thus became ____(iii)____ components of the piece, wittingly or unwittingly. *
1 point
8. Repulsed by ____ employees, the executive informed his staff that he preferred constructive criticism to calculated flattery. *
1 point
9. Students may consider modernist works such as James Joyce’s Finnegan’s Wake to be more ____ than Victorian prose: Victorian narratives are linear and predictable, while Joyce’s tortuous plots are fragmented and fickle, and they confound the reader. *
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10. It struck Professor Steele as _____(i)_____ that the eighteenth-century Bavarians devoted such effort to building houses of worship because at the same time, the rest of Europe’s religious fervor was _____(ii)_____, while movements such as nihilism gained steam. *
1 point
11. Ancient generals, lacking modern technologies such as radio and satellite communication, often found that one of the most significant challenges in warfare was accurate ____ of the myriad of changes on the battlefield or in the campaign. *
1 point
12. In psychological literature, the “sleeper effect” refers to the phenomenon in which a persuasive message from a trustworthy source loses ____ over time, while the efficacy of a message from a less credible source simultaneously increases. *
1 point
13. Pundits do not believe that the sporadic calls for her ouster—outcries spurred by both her unusual lifestyle and social policies—have compelled the monarch to seriously consider ____. *
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14. For some time, scientists refused to believe that Earth’s continents are made of moving tectonic plates. Physicists, who could not devisea theory to explain the now-accepted process, rejected the theory outright, as did geologists, who were far too ____(i)____ in their thinking, thereby ____(ii)____ the advancement of science for a time. *
1 point
15. E.L. Doctorow argues that the role of artists in the 21st century is to provide a reminder that even in ____(i)____ world, one thing is ____(ii)____: America will always be a nation of ____(iii)____ free expression. *
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