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11 Plato believed material objects to be crude representations of unseen ideal

forms. In his view, such abstract, nonmaterial forms are the ultimate source
of knowledge. Aristotle disagreed, positing that knowledge is best obtained
through direct engagement with the material world; sensory
experience of the material is the ultimate source of knowledge.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?

Choose 1 answer:

(4) meanwhile,

admittedly,

(C) regardless,

(©) in other words,


2 Magnetic levitation (maglev) trains are suspended above a track by
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powerful electromagnets, reducing friction and thus allowing for much
faster speeds. Though maglev advocates in the US have long imagined
these trains crisscrossing the country, their dream remains unrealized.
of the handful of maglev trains currently in operation, all are in Asia.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?

Choose 1 answer:

(A) To that end,

Nevertheless,

(c) In fact,

(0) That said,


3 When one looks at the dark craggy vistas in Hitoshi Fugo’s evocative photo
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series, one’s mind might wander off to the cratered surfaces of faraway
planets. | it’s the series’ title, Flying Frying Pan, that brings one back to
Earth, reminding the viewer that each photo is actually a close-up view of a
familiar household object: a frying pan.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?

Choose 1 answer:

(A) Alternatively,

Consequently,

(c) Ultimately,

(0) Additionally,
4 “Tulip mania’—the rapid rise and sudden fall of the price of tulip bulbs in
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seventeenth-century Amsterdam —is often cited as an example of the
perils of rampant market speculation. However, recent research has
demonstrated that the episode was neither as frenzied nor as disastrous as
has been thought. The popular myth surrounding it, should be
regarded with some skepticism.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?

Choose 1 answer:

(A) by contrast,

therefore,

(C) for example,

(0) nevertheless,
5 Some bacteria have developed mechanisms for resisting antibiotics.
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Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteria, produce an enzyme called beta-
lactamase, which can cleave the beta-lactam ring in certain antibiotics
(such as penicillin and cephalosporins) and deactivate them.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?

Choose 1 answer:

(a) however,

for example,

(c) meanwhile,

(0) consequently,
6 Seismologists Kaiging Yuan and Barbara Romanowicz have proposed that
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the magma fueling Iceland’s more than 30 active volcano systems emerges
from deep within Earth. The great depths involved—nearly 3,000 km—mark
Iceland’s volcanoes as extreme outliers; ____—~_smany of Earth’s volcanoes
are fed by shallow pockets of magma found less than 15 km below the
surface.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?

Choose 1 answer:

(a) consequently,

in addition,

(c) indeed,

(0) nevertheless,
7 Ina heated debate in biogeography, the field is divided between
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dispersalists and vicariancists. ss there are those who argue that
dispersal is the most crucial determining factor in a species’ distribution,
and those who insist that vicariance (separation due to geographic barriers)
is. Biogeographer Isabel Sanmartin counts herself among neither.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?

Choose 1 answer:

(a) Furthermore,

By contrast,

(c) Similarly,

(0) That is,


Transitions: advanced
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8 With its clichéd imagery of suburban lawns and power lines, John
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Ashbery’s 2004 poem “Ignorance of the Law Is No Excuse” may seem
barren terrain for critical analysis. cultural critic Lauren Berlant finds
fertile ground in just its first two stanzas, devoting most of a book chapter
to deciphering the “weight of the default space” Ashbery creates in this
poem.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?

Choose 1 answer:

(A) That is,

Likewise,
(c) Nonetheless,

(©) In turn,
Transitions: advanced
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9 A2017 study of sign language learners tested the role of iconicity—the
similarity of a sign to the thing it represents—in language acquisition. The
study found that the greater the iconicity of a sign, the more likely it was to
have been learned. ___ the correlation between acquisition and iconicity
was lower than that between acquisition and another factor studied: sign
frequency.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?

Choose 1 answer:

(a) In fact,

In other words,

(c) Granted,

(0) Asaresult,
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10 When composing music for film, Japanese composer Joe Hisaishi typically
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uses traditional orchestral instrumentation with the piano as the lead,
resulting in emotional, contemplative melodies. for the score of the
animated film Spirited Away, he incorporated some unorthodox digital
instruments, such as synthesized chimes and bells, to create the whimsical,
otherworldly sound of the spirit world.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?

Choose 1 answer:

(4) However,

Moreover,

(c) Similarly,

(0) Therefore,

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