The following text is from Jhumpa Lahiri's 2003 novel The Namesake. Gogol, a child, is at a beach in Massachusetts with his father.

He watches his father raise a kite within minutes into the wind, so high that Gogol must tip his head back in order to see, a rippling speck against the sky. The wind whips around their ears, turning their faces cold.

Novelist Leon Forrest admired William Faulkner's writing style. Forrest's novel Divine Days contains a long passage in tribute to Faulkner that is a perfect _______ of Faulkner's style: anyone familiar with Faulkner's writing would see the resemblance.

The tendency to group authors together into distinct literary movements often encourages literary scholars to _____ subtleties in an author's style. Those studying the works of Antonio Machado, for instance, may inadvertently overlook nuances in his work by focusing only on the most obvious ways in which his style corresponds to the Generation of '98.

The following text is adapted from Louise Erdrich's 2020 novel The Night Watchman. Louis Pipestone is collecting signatures for a petition from fellow members of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa on the tribe's reservation in North Dakota.

Louis Pipestone tended the petition like a garden. He kept it with him at all times. In town, his eyes sharpened when he noticed a tribal member who hadn't yet signed. Wherever they were—at the gas pump, mercantile [general store], at Henry's [Café], on the road, or outside the clinic and hospital—Louis cornered them. If they were waiting for a baby to be born, he'd have them sign. If they were laughing, if they were arguing. If they were taking a child home from school, they signed.

In Ojibwe, an Indigenous language from the Great Lakes region of what are now the United States and Canada, wâsa means "far," whereas wa-wâsa means "far apart." This phenomenon, in which an element of a root word is repeated, sometimes with modification, within another word that is related to the root word, is called reduplication. In this case, the element "wâ" in wâsa gets repeated in wa-wâsa. There are many examples of this type of reduplication in Ojibwe.

Microplastics are tiny pieces of plastic waste. Areas of the ocean with higher concentrations of microplastic particles also have smaller and fewer waves. A study by Yukun Sun and colleagues found that the concentration of microplastic particles cannot be the only reason for this reduced wave activity because the concentration of particles that would have the observed effect is much higher than that found in these areas of the ocean. However, they found that surfactants, chemicals often used to manufacture plastics, are released into the water from microplastics and have a much stronger wave-reducing effect.

Artificial leaves are a developing renewable energy technology that mimics the process of photosynthesis in plants. These devices are silicon-based solar cells coated in chemical catalysts that activate reactions that split water molecules into hydrogen and oxygen gas. The technology, while generating lots of interest, is not yet commercially viable as a large-scale energy source. To meet this challenge, scientists from many fields are researching ways to store, transport, and distribute the energy the devices produce while other scientists are working to improve the cost and efficiency of the devices.

A citizen of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe is a student in a geography class. The student wants to compare the total area covered by his tribal nation in South Dakota with the total areas covered by certain tribal nations in other states. Looking at the table, he finds that the area of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe is 4,419 square miles, while the area of the Nez Perce Tribe in Idaho is _____

Elisabeth Pötzelsberger and colleagues gathered data on 23 non-native tree species grown in Europe. They analyzed reports from Poland, Austria, and Finland about the number of these species grown in those countries as well as the numbers of insect and fungus species that damage those trees. The researchers concluded that Poland reported a greater number of damaging insect species than either of the other countries did.

Esther Sanyé-Mengual, Kathrin Specht, and their team surveyed three groups of people in Bologna, Italy—leaders of urban agriculture projects, stakeholders in urban agriculture (e.g., food researchers and urban farming associations), and the general public—to compare their views about the extent to which urban agriculture contributes to 25 social or ecological services that the team identified. The researchers used these ratings to rank the services for each group, with a ranking of 1 indicating that a group perceives that urban agriculture benefits that service the most. Using only the rankings shown in the table, a city planner in Bologna who is promoting a new urban agriculture project concludes that advertisements aimed at the general public should emphasize the project's benefit to the provision of medicinal plants.

Veronica L. Bura, Akito Y. Kawahara, and Jayne E. Yack investigated the evolution and function of sound production in silk moth and hawk moth caterpillars. They found that during harmless simulated attacks on isolated caterpillars, 33% of the tested species produced sound, which ranged from clicks in Actias luna to whistles in Rhodinia fugax. Although some insects use sound to communicate with members of the same species, the researchers claim that the caterpillar sounds recorded in their study are directed primarily at predators.

While other even-toed ungulate species, such as the water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis), are among the most populous animal species on earth, the Przewalski's gazelle (Procapra przewalskii) has a total population between 700 and 800 _____ one of the criteria required for a species to be considered endangered.

Many experts, like lawyer and cycling advocate Ernesto Hernandez-Lopez, have proposed bike travel as one possible way to alleviate congestion on the busy roadways of Los Angeles County, California. Indeed, local bicycle paths like the Harbor Park bicycle _____ have become an increasingly popular means of travel for commuter and recreational trips alike.

Virginia, _____ 5,729 feet in elevation, reaches its highest point at Mount Rogers.

While the greater adjutant can be found in places like the Inner Gulf of Thailand and Manchar Lake in Pakistan, more than 80 percent of this endangered stork species is found in Assam, India. There, wildlife biologist Dr. Purnima Devi Barman is on the front lines of conservation efforts _____ through community involvement and scientific study, aim to bring adjutants back from near extinction.

In knot theory (the mathematical study of curved, closed loops), knots are characterized by their crossing numbers—that is, the number of times the knotted thread crosses over itself. The trefoil knot and the figure-eight knot, each with a crossing number below five, _____ among the simplest possible knots with the fewest number of crossings.

At 3,033 years old, CMC 3, a giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) located in the United States, was one of the oldest known trees in the world. With over three millennia of climate data in its tree rings, a single tree like this, claims _____ Valerie Trouet, can tell the history of the world.

During many historic New York City parades, including the 1924 ticker-tape parade for US Olympic champions, the ribbonlike swirls descending on the scene were paper spools from "tickers," telegraph machines that were used to transmit stock prices. _____ the tickers had long since been retired by the time of the parade for the New York Rangers in 1994. Then, shredded standard paper enriched the celebration.

While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:

• The French Republican calendar replaced the Gregorian calendar in France from 1793 to 1805.
• Both calendars are divided into twelve months.
• The timelines for the months don't match.
• The third month of the French Republican calendar, Frimaire, begins during November, the eleventh month of the Gregorian calendar.
• The tenth month of the French Republican calendar, Messidor, begins during June, the sixth month of the Gregorian calendar.

While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:

• The Mohs scale of mineral hardness is a ten-point scale that orders minerals by hardness based on their ability to scratch other minerals.
• Minerals with larger numbers are harder than minerals with smaller numbers and can leave visible scratches on them.
• Minerals with smaller numbers are softer than minerals with larger numbers and cannot leave visible scratches on them.
• The mineral gypsum has a Mohs scale number of 2.
• The mineral feldspar has a Mohs scale number of 6.
• The mineral quartz has a Mohs scale number of 7.

Tesla, recognized for its pioneering contributions to ______ transport, established a reputation as a company that values innovation and envisions a future where environmental concerns are central to business practices.

In the rapidly evolving field of biotechnology, scientist Dr. Maya Raman has _______ considerable recognition for her work. Her innovative research on gene editing techniques has opened new avenues in genetic medicine, influencing the treatment of previously intractable genetic diseases.

During Día de Muertos (the Day of the Dead), a vibrant Mexican holiday that celebrates and honors deceased loved ones, chocolate transcends mere confectionery delight, embodying a pervasive cultural symbol. Its significance is rooted in ancient Mesoamerica, where cocoa not only was considered a prized resource but also was ________ as a vital symbol by the Maya and Aztecs, signifying life and fertility.

Zaha Hadid's architectural marvels are multifaceted. Their dynamic forms invite as many interpretations as there are observers. This openness, however, isn't ______ or careless. Hadid's intent behind the designs remains clear, even if open to individual experience.

Around hydrothermal vents, characterized by extreme temperatures and lack of sunlight, giant tube worms like Riftia pachyptila rely on chemosynthesis by symbiotic bacteria that convert dissolved chemicals into energy, while blind vent shrimp-like Rimicaris exoculata use their feathery appendages to filter food particles. These organisms thrive in one of the most _____ environments on Earth.

Dark matter refers to the unseen matter that some astronomers think constitutes the missing mass of the universe. Previously, astronomers thought that interstellar spaces were mostly empty and highly transparent. However, with the introduction of photography, they discovered a complicated structure of star clouds, gaps, and voids with few or no stars. Further research led to the understanding that these formations were actually clouds of obscuring material, now identified as dark matter.

David Stahle is renowned for his expertise in analyzing the imprints left by climate, fire, and disease on tree growth rings. He becomes particularly excited upon encountering aged, weathered trees, as they contain valuable historical data. Interestingly, trees that endure harsh conditions tend to have longer lifespans and exhibit greater sensitivity to climatic variations compared to healthier trees in more favorable environments. Stahle's recent research on bald cypress tree rings revealed that a severe drought affected Roanoke Island, North Carolina, in the late sixteenth century. This might explain why the so-called Lost Colony of Roanoke died out by 1590.

The following text is adapted from a 1996 short story, "My Father's Son" by Steven Corbin. 

When I pick up my father and his girlfriend at Los Angeles International Airport, he pauses before hugging me. His eyes, behind horn-rimmed glasses, blink in disbelief as he judges me with a smirk. His conservative eyes dart to my wiry dreadlocks, silently questioning my latest change. Despite being in my thirties, his familiar yet intimidating stare makes me feel like a child seeking his approval. For weeks, I worried about what we’d talk about during our week together after years of estrangement. But as he approaches, I realize seven days might not be enough to say everything we need to.

Text 1

When writing about Thoreau, I feel no criticism towards him and accept him as he was, much like observing a flower or bird. Though he may not have been the greatest of his time, he was genuine, sincere, and committed to his ideals, leaving a lasting impact on American literature. Despite being influenced by Emerson, Thoreau's moral character was strong and distinct, making him a notable figure in his own right.

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Walden Woods, a 2,680-acre area near Boston, inspired Thoreau's "Walden." While I believe Walden Woods must be preserved from development, I have mixed feelings about Thoreau. Though I admire his intellectual integrity, some of his other writings, like "Walking" and "Civil Disobedience," resonate more with me. While reading "Walden," I experienced both delight and frustration, similar to how some of Thoreau's contemporaries felt about him.

The cheetah, often likened to a sleek sports car for its ability to reach speeds near seventy miles per hour, faces numerous adversities. Historically widespread across Africa, the Near East, and southern India, it is now nearly extinct, confined to fragmented areas in sub-Saharan Africa. In Namibia, cheetahs are killed by farmers who view them as pests. On wildlife reserves, they compete with other predators, placing them at the lowest tier of the predatory hierarchy. Lions, hyenas, leopards, and vultures pose significant threats. Compounding their plight, many cheetahs are inbred, a result of a severe population decline thousands of years ago, hindering their recovery.

Earth's atmosphere influences the evaporation rates of various liquids based on the temperature they are exposed to. The process of evaporation, where a liquid turns into vapor, accelerates with higher temperatures. Chemical engineer Dr. Amy Williams studied the evaporation rates of different liquids (such as water, ethanol, and methanol) and demonstrated that at lower temperatures, liquids evaporate more slowly than at higher temperatures. For instance, while the evaporation rate of water at 25°C is 10%, the evaporation rate of ______

Unprecedented industrial growth in Eswatini has created serious environmental problems because factories there lack adequate pollution-control systems. Eswatini is developing a clean growth plan that includes environmental regulations requiring the installation of such systems. Since no companies in Eswatini currently produce pollution-control systems, the plan, if implemented, will create significant opportunities for foreign exporters to market these systems.

The following text is adapted from Edith Wharton's novel The Custom of the Country. 

Mrs. Spragg has recently arrived in New York City with her daughter. The room showed no traces of human use, and Mrs. Spragg herself wore as complete an air of detachment as if she had been a wax figure in a show-window. Her attire was fashionable enough to justify such a post, and her pale soft-cheeked face, with puffy eyelids and drooping mouth, suggested a partially-melted wax figure which had run to double-chin.

Springfield and Harristown are both located in the state of Illinois. Springfield, the state capital, is a prominent city with historical significance, especially related to Abraham Lincoln. Harristown, a smaller village, lies to the west of Decatur and is part of the Decatur metropolitan area. According to promotional material published by Springfield, more tourists stay in hotels in Springfield than in the neighboring city of Harristown. A brochure from the largest hotel in Harristown claims that more tourists stay in that hotel than stay in the Royal Arms Hotel in Springfield. If both of these sources are accurate, however, the county’s “Report on Tourism” must be in error in indicating that _______

Taste helps us decide what to eat and influences how efficiently we digest these foods. Human taste abilities have been shaped, in large part, by the ecological niches our evolutionary ancestors occupied and by the nutrients _____ sought.

The investigation, a meticulous and painstaking process, unfolds as authorities ______ through wreckage while families await news, hoping for closure. As debris is analyzed, revealing clues, experts piece together events, aiming to prevent future tragedies.

When using specialized techniques, photographers like Levon Biss capture the intricate details of insects. A bee collects pollen on a flower, and its delicate wings and vibrant colors ______ showcasing nature's beauty and complexity in stunning clarity.

Tomato plants release volatile organic compounds when attacked by herbivores, alerting neighboring plants to the threat and inducing them to produce defensive chemicals. This phenomenon, _____, highlights the sophisticated communication methods in the plant kingdom.

The 1967 Broadway hit The Lion King, with both music and lyrics by Jeremy Wilson, was an unrivaled _____ 8 Tonys (including Best Musical) and operated for 1,429 performances.

When Eliot began writing Middlemarch, she was planning to write two novels about two distinct webs of characters. One centered on Dorothea Brooke and the other Tertius Lydgate. _____ ambitious doctor recently arrived in Middlemarch.

George Eliot — the pen name of Mary Ann Evans (1819-1880) — built rich and complex fictional worlds that she hoped would allow _____ imagine and to feel the pains and joys of those who differ from themselves in everything but the broad fact of being struggling, erring human creatures.”

Through detailed analysis, William L. Moran, an Egyptologist and Assyriologist at Harvard University, unveils insights into New Kingdom international relations. When examining ancient diplomatic correspondence and royal exchanges, he reveals complex alliances and rivalries, ______ light on the political landscape, informing modern understandings, and providing invaluable historical context.

It is well-known that Einstein’s first attempt to explain E = mc2, which was published in Annalen der Physik in 1905, has been criticized as problematic. _____ it has been shown by Ives and reiterated by Jammer that it suffers from the error of circular reasoning. Attempts have been made in the scientific literature to discount the circular reasoning objection of Ives, Jammer, Arzeliès, and others.

Flooding is an increasing issue as our climate is changing. Compared to the beginning of the 20th century, there are both stronger and more frequent abnormally heavy precipitation events across most of the United States. _____ drought is also becoming more common, particularly in the Western United States.

The advancement of technology has significantly improved our lives in various ways. Communication has become faster and more efficient, allowing people to explore a digital environment with vast information. ______, there have also been some concerns about the negative impact of excessive use of social media and the potential for privacy breaches.

While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:

• The Colossus of Rhodes was a statue of the Greek sun god Helios, built in the city of Rhodes on the Greek island of the same name.
• Constructed between 292 and 280 BCE, it stood approximately 33 meters (108 feet) high.
• It was considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
• The statue was destroyed by an earthquake in 226 BCE.
• There are ongoing debates about whether to rebuild the Colossus of Rhodes.
• Some propose using modern materials and techniques, while others suggest a more traditional approach.

While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:

• The Antikythera mechanism is an ancient Greek device believed to be an early analog computer.
• It was discovered in a shipwreck off the coast of the Greek island Antikythera in 1901.
• The mechanism dates back to around 100 BCE.
• It was used to predict astronomical positions and eclipses for calendrical and astrological purposes.
• The device consists of a complex system of gears and dials.
• Researchers have found inscriptions on the mechanism that provide clues about its functions.

Economist Jingting Fan argues that the effects of international trade may display spatial variation at sub-national levels. For instance, imported goods may reduce expenses for a country's average consumer, but for consumers living far from ports, high intranational transport costs could _____ the price advantages associated with imports.

In 2015 Filipa Faleiro and colleagues published a study concluding that ocean acidification has a strong effect on the behavior of Hippocampus guttulatus, a species of fish. However, Faleiro and colleagues' study relied on a mean sample size of only 6 fish. In a 2022 review of various scientists' conclusions about the impacts of ocean acidification on fish behavior, Jeff C. Clements and colleagues caution that relying on such a relatively small sample size can increase the potential for biased analysis. Such analysis, in turn, can contribute to reports of exaggerated effects.

Researchers César A. Hidalgo, Elisa Castaner, and Andres Sevtsuk created a computer model to predict the mix of movie theaters, gyms, and other businesses found in a given neighborhood. How we define a neighborhood and its boundaries is subjective, so the team used a clustering algorithm to locate dense groupings of amenities that represent human-identified neighborhoods like Boston's Harvard Square. The predictive model, which incorporates this algorithm, is sure to be invaluable in determining the optimal mix of a city's amenities.

Meredith E. Protas and colleagues have explored how convergent evolution—a phenomenon that occurs when the same trait evolves independently in two reproductively separate lineages—can result from a genetic mechanism shared by both lineages. Meanwhile, Bas J. Zwaan and colleagues have investigated how convergence occurs through different genetic mechanisms, but the relative prevalence of convergence through shared and different genetic processes is still poorly understood. This motivated biologist Delbert A. Green II and Cassandra G. Extavour to evaluate both types of convergence in a single study for their 2012 paper.

Researchers Tony Bolden and Tammy Kernodle have lent their expertise on Black history and music to an important new _____ Timeline of African American Music, a digital resource that traces the development of individual musical genres (such as gospel and soul) while also revealing the connections between them.

The Austronesian language family includes Acehnese, Ilokano, and some 1,200 other languages throughout the Pacific, making it one of the largest language families in the world and of keen interest to _____ of Yale University.

Nicholas Galanin is known for using video and photography to explore questions of authenticity in the identification and presentation of Native art. The acclaimed Tlingit/Aleut artist was awarded a 2013 fellowship by the Eiteljorg Museum, whose extensive collection of artworks by Indigenous peoples of the Americas and other artists of the American West _____ among the best in the world.

Many of the world's most famous animals have lived in the Greater Kruger National Park in South Africa. Between 2006 and 2012, for instance, the _____ prowled the park as part of the dominant Mapogo coalition (band of male lions).

Today, the Michelin Guide is widely known as the arbiter of fine dining, but when it was created in 1900, it was little more than a marketing gimmick; brothers Andre and Edouard Michelin sought to increase profits for their tire company by encouraging their customers to drive across France, visiting the guide's recommended hotels and restaurants along the way. Nevertheless, the guide soon grew in scope and _____ its modest French eateries were replaced with some of the most esteemed restaurants from around the world, including Hajime in Osaka and Kitcho Arashiyama in Kyoto.

While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:

• Raymond is the nickname of a dinosaur fossil specimen from the Late Cretaceous period.
  
• The Late Cretaceous period ended more than 65 million years ago.
  
• Raymond is a member of the genus Triceratops.
  
• Raymond is on display at the National Museum of Nature and Science.
  
• The National Museum of Nature and Science is in Tokyo, Japan.

• Merle Oberon (1911-1979) was an actress born in Mumbai (then known as Bombay), India.
  
• She was of Indian, Maori, and Irish heritage.
  
• She was the first Indian-born actress to be nominated for an Academy Award.
  
• Early in her career, she played many nameless, uncredited roles, such as her role in The Three Passions (1928).
  
• Later, she played many named, credited roles, such as Empress Josephine in Désirée (1954).

While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:

• Louis Ballard was a classical composer and citizen of the Quapaw Tribe.
• He sought to synthesize Western classical music with elements of various Native musical traditions.
• Ballard's composition Pan Indian Rhythms incorporates Ute notched sticks, a traditional Native instrument.
• Ethnomusicologist Tara Browner writes that Ballard's classical music "relies on Indigenous instruments, rhythms, forms,...and other musical elements."

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