Module I: Reading and Writing

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Smart watches and wireless speakers tend to contain batteries that can’t be easily ______. Sustainability researcher Mariana López Davila warns that because new batteries can’t be put in once the old ones no longer work, the gadgets stop functioning and are usually disposed of as trash.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
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replaced
prevented
invented
rated
The following text is adapted from Kenneth Grahame’s 1908 novel The Wind in the Willows. The Mole is dazed after briefly meeting a stranger while traveling with a friend.
[The] Mole stood still a moment, held in thought. As one wakened suddenly from a beautiful dream, who struggles to recall it, and can recapture nothing but a dim sense of the beauty of it, the beauty! Till that, too, fades away in its turn.
As used in the text, what does the word “recall” most nearly mean?
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Deny
Remember
Start
Overlook
There is no doubt that Irwin Rose must have proved himself to be extraordinarily ______ understanding some of the most advanced concepts in the field of chemistry — in 2004 his remarkable talent and hard work was recognized when he was among those awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for “the discovery of ubiquitin-mediated protein degradation.”
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
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modest about
adept at
lighthearted about
dispassionate in
Some robots such as Wabian (developed in 1995) and ASIMO (developed in 2011) feature humanoid characteristics like the ability to respond to voice commands so that people will find it easier to interact with them. While these features can help to ______ feelings of comfort in people, a robot that looks too human can fall into the "uncanny valley," meaning that its appearance unintentionally unsettles those who encounter it.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
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constrict
counterbalance
repudiate
engender
Economists have long observed that firms in related industries tend to cluster in the same area, as is the case in Sheffield, UK, where many initial iron and steel processing firms as well as iron and steel tube manufacturers are located. The factors causing such clustering are ______: what drives firms in certain industries to cluster may not be especially relevant among other industries.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
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variable
impressive
unknown
focused
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