Module I: Reading and Writing

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Microbiologist Radamés Cordero and team investigated surface temperatures of a variety of fungi, including Coprinellus mi-coccus and a species from the genus Russula, in a study ______ blank a previous observation: Cordero had taken thermal images of various wild mushrooms while hiking and found that the mushrooms all appeared to be colder than the surrounding environment, raising questions about thermoregulation in fungi. Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?

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prompted by
excluded by
released in
acknowledged in

The ______ blank Hyewon Yum’s book Puddle has been very positive. Many reviewers have praised the book, and it won the Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature. Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?

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response to
inspiration for
neglect of
confusion about

The following text is adapted from Jhumpa Lahiri's 2003 novel The Namesake. Ashima and her husband, Ashoke, are traveling from the United States to India. Ashoke puts his hand over hers as the plane begins to gather speed. And then Boston tilts away and they ascend effortlessly over a blackened Atlantic. As used in the text, what does the word "gather" most nearly mean?

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Demand
Gain
Doubt
Acccept

Research on Champsocephalusgunnari and other icefishes of the Teleostei class has shown that their hearts are pale due to low levels of myoglobin expression; which was once thought to be related to their polar habitats. Recently, researchers have found that some tropical teleost species (such as Piaractus brachypomus) also have pale hearts, raising the possibility that myoglobin deficiency in teleosts could be blank habitat. Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?

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mediated by
obscured by
irrespective of
predictive of

Editor Jared Shurin’s 2023 anthology The Big Book of Cyberpunk contains 108 stories, an enormous number when compared to the 1986 cyberpunk anthology Mirrorshades, which has only twelve. Encompassing both early (e.g., Samuel R. Delany’s 1968 story “Time Considered as a Helix of Semi-Precious Stones”) and more recent (e.g., Lavanya Lakshminarayan’s 2020 story “Études”) contributions,the broad chronological scope of Shurin’s volume may make it seem more comprehensive than Mirrorshades, but Mirrorshades’ s focus is more carefully considered, rendering it the more authoritative anthology of this science fiction subgenre. Which choice best describes the function of the underlined portion in the text as a whole?

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It indicates a sensible perception of a cyberpunk anthology that can nonetheless be disputed for a good reason.
It supports the assertion that Delany and Lakshminarayan should be considered essential figures in the cyberpunk movement.
It helps explain why two compliers of anthologies have different ideas regarding which short stories should be labeled as “cyberpunk.”
It suggests that, because they are relatively up to date, more recently published collections of cyberpunk stories are likely to be more inclusive than earlier anthologies.
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