Module I: Reading and Writing

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The following text is adapted from Mary Seacole's 1857 autobiography Wonderful Adventures of Mrs. Seacole in Many Lands. That journey across the Isthmus [of Panama], insignificant in distance as it was, was by no means an easy one. It seemed as if nature had determined to throw every conceivable obstacle in the way of those who should seek to join the two great oceans of the world. As used in the text, what does the word "conceivable" most nearly mean?
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Imaginable
Obvious
Reasonable
Dependable
The following text is adapted from Charles Dickens's 1859 novel A Tale of Two Cities. The time was to come, when that wine too would be spilled on the street-stones, and when the stain of it would be red upon many there.
As used in the text, what does the word "stain" most nearly mean?
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Often, the Nobel Prize in Chemistry is given to a single person, such as Theodore William Richards in 1914. But sometimes the Nobel Committee wants to reward work attributed to two or three individuals, in which case, the award is given ______. For instance, in 2020, Jennifer Doudna was among those awarded for “the development of a method for genome editing.” Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
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retroactively
jointly
ceremoniously
reluctantly
The following text is adapted from the 1895 poem “Ojistoh” by Emily Pauline Johnson, a Kanienkahagen (Mohawk) writer also known as Tekahlonwake. I am Ojistoh, I am she, the wife / Of him whose name breathes bravery and life / And courage to the tribe who calls him chief. As used in the text, what does the word “breathes” most nearly mean?
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Imparts
Renounces
Assents
Absorbs
The swordfish can swim very fast—up to 97 kilometers per hour (km/hr)—but it is significantly slower than the golden eagle, which can fly at speeds up to 320 km/hr. The difference between these speeds is largely ______ of the fact that the features that make flight possible do less to limit top speeds than the features suitable for swimming through water. Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
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a consequence
an objective
a repudiation
an explanation
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