Module I: Reading and Writing

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Akira came directly, breaking all tradition when he approached Chie and asked to marry her daughter.
“We have an understanding. Please don’t judge my candidacy by the unseemliness of this proposal. I ask ____ because the use of a go-between takes much time. Either method comes down to the same thing: a matter of parental approval. If you give your consent, I become Naomi’s husband. We’ll live in the House of Fuji. Without your consent, I must go to America, to secure a new home for my bride.”
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
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frankly
confidently
without mediation
with precision
We know that the human brain is highly ____; neurons and synapses change as circumstances change. When we adapt to a new cultural phenomenon, including the use of a new medium, we end up with a different brain, says Michael Merzenich, a pioneer of the field of neuroplasticity.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
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creative
artificial
malleable
sculptural
Society is indeed a contract. Subordinate contracts for objects of mere occasional interest may be dissolved at pleasure—but the state ought not to be considered as nothing better than a partnership agreement in a trade of pepper and coffee, calico or tobacco, or some other such ____ concern, to be taken up for a little temporary interest, and to be dissolved by the fancy of the parties.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
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petty
weak
inadequate
depleted
There is a growing feeling, as expressed by several of our focus group participants, that the news media should be informative rather than authoritative; the job of journalists should be to give the news as ____ as it is, without putting their slant on it; and people should be given sufficient information from which we would be able to form opinions of our own.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
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unfiltered
exposed
harsh
inexperienced
The American people have an incorrect understanding of what it means to be at war. At least, so argues T. H. Pickett in his conservative interpretation of American military history. Pickett does present a wealth of examples, along with a refreshingly candid argument that America often goes to war for an abstract ideal such as the democratization of societies, world peace, liberty, or freedom. For instance, the Spanish-American War of 1898 was ostensibly a consequence of national enthusiasm for the cause of Cuban liberty. And, more obviously, America's entry into World War I stemmed from a desire to “make the world safe for democracy.” Although these observations are supportable, Pickett overstates the case when he argues that these abstract causes typically lead to a war hysteria in which American leadership can no longer enforce any measured policies.
What is the main idea of the text?
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Pickett’s study overturned the conventional understanding of why America engages in warfare.
Pickett’s study is valuable primarily because it provides a thorough understanding of the causes of American warfare.
Pickett provides a cogent rationale for why America engages in warfare; however, he draws conclusions that the author does not fully support.
Pickett’s analysis of American military history provides the definitive historical record of the period from the Spanish-American War to World War I.
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