Module I: Reading and Writing

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The American continents are home to a huge diversity of languages, from Mayo, found in places like Mexico in North America, to Koreguaje, found in places like Colombia in South America. Much like the continents themselves, the variety of native languages in the Americas is ______. Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
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immense
unknown
ordinary
limited
The minor planet 1095 Tulipa was named after the plant genus that includes tulips, but given the sheer number of minor planets that have been discovered (more than 500,000 so far), most are given only an identification number. Because any name given to a minor planet needs to be unique to that body, naming each would be ______.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
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impractical
presumptuous
ambiguous
customary
Drivers who strongly believe that the toll they must pay to use the San Luis Pass-Vacek Toll Bridge, which spans the San Luis Pass in Texas, is currently too high are likely to be ______ arguments for increasing the toll. Advocates for a higher toll are likely to have more success if they instead direct their arguments toward a more persuadable segment of the population. Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
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cited in
apprised of
unsympathetic to
placated by
Though few critics consider Vasily Grossman's novel Stalingrad —which focuses on the experience of the Soviet Union in the early years of World War II—to be as well written as his later book Everything Flows, some compliment it despite the damage ______ Soviet censors: Gary Saul Morson in The New York Review of Books called the novel "remarkably bold." Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
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bestowed on
wrought by
allocated to
concealed from
Archaeologists studying the ancient city of Pompeii in Italy recently discovered a well-preserved food shop known as a thermopolium. The site contains food remains, artworks, and decorations. These items give researchers a better understanding of what daily life in Pompeii may have been like. For example, the archaeologists found a ceramic jar that they believe likely contained a meat and seafood stew.
Which choice best states the main purpose of the text?
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To discuss the political system of Italy
To present a recent archaeological discovery
To describe a region’s climate
To compare ancient artworks with modern ones
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