单选题 According to the passage, all of these are true EXCEPT ______.
Purple loosestrife propagates through an underground system.
Purple loosestrife has even affected the survival of fish.
Purple loosestrife is best eradicated through controlled burning.
Purple loosestrife is sometimes found in urban areas.
Purple loosestrife is found in the wetlands of most states.
多选题 Consider each of the choices separately and select all that apply. According to the passage, which word or words might describe Rohmer’s style?
Dynamic
Dialogue-driven
Philosophical
单选题 Select one answer choice Based on the first sentence, a reader can surmise that a crenellated tower is ______.
Wooden
notched
armored
delicate
colorful
单选题 The newest fiber-optic cables that carry telephone calls cross-country are made of glass so ______ that a piece 100 miles thick is clearer than a standard windowpane.
fragile
immaculate
iridescent
tangible
transparent
多选题 For Question 2, consider each of the choices separately and select all that apply. The passage supports which of the following statements about Rembrandt?
Most of Rembrandt’s contemporaries avoided the use of humble models for their paintings
Rembrandt achieved enhanced artistic effect through the use f a unique method.
Rembrandt saw artistic value in subject matter outside the mainstream.
单选题 Just as cows look bemused and detached as they chew their cuds, so Luisa had an air of ______ as she chewed gum for hours in class.
entertainment
studiousness
distraction
angst
resoluteness
单选题 The author mentions the activities of fisheries in order to provide an example of ______.
how ubiquitous the phenomenon of bioluminescence is coastally
how predators do make use of bioluminescence in locating their prey
how human intervention imperils bioluminescent microorganisms
how nocturnal fishing expeditions are becoming more and more widespread
how limited bioluminescence is as a source of light for human use
多选题 Studded starfish are well protected from most predators and parasites by ______ surface whose studs are actually modified spines.
a vulnerable
an armored
an obtuse
a brittle
a concave
a rugged
单选题 Although his friends insisted that his black garb was simply depressing, Peter felt just the opposite—that it gave him an air of upbeat, ______ maturity.
melancholic
wearisome
salacious
aghast
urbane