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Choice (D) is correct. “Therapeutic” means having healing or curing powers, in other words: “Soothing”. If one were to insert this term into the text, the sentence would read “Because of the Soothing and therapeutic effects of the hot springs, tourists suffering from various ailments flocked to the village's thermal pools.” People suffering from an illness naturally try to find ways to get better, so hot springs that are known to cure diseases or ease pain would surely attract people with various ailments.

Choice (D) is correct. “Prominence” means importance. “Ineptitude” means incompetence. If one were to insert these terms into the text, the sentence would read “Although Keller achieved national prominence as a hero, his lamentable ineptitude in the political arena soon became painfully apparent.” The word “although” is a clue that one of the missing terms will be a positive quality while the other will be a negative one. In the first part of the sentence, “achieved” and “hero” place Keller in a positive light. “Lamentable” and “painfully” indicate that the second missing term will be a negative quality. A hero would be likely to achieve national prominence. “Ineptitude” is a negative quality that would be regrettable in political career.

Choice (A) is correct. “Halting” means hobbling or walking with difficulty. If one were to insert this term into the text, the sentence would read “By the end of the long, arduous hike, Chris was walking with a halting gait, limping slowly back to the campsite.” A person who is limping or struggling to walk after a tiring hike would be properly described as walking with a “halting gait.”

Choice (C) is correct. “hostile” means frigid or unfriendly. If one were to insert this term into the text, the sentence would read “The treasurer was intimidated by the hostile manner of the auditors who neither spoke nor smiled when they arrived.” It is not surprising that the treasurer would be “intimidated” by unfriendly auditors.

Choice (A) is correct. A “disclosure” is a declaration or revelation. If one were to insert this term into the text, the sentence would read “The announcement that the city would raze the landmark school building was such a distressing disclosure that it provoked an outcry.” The missing term has a meaning close to that of “announcement,” which means a public notification or declaration. A “disclosure” could be an announcement.

Choice (D) is correct. “Altruism” is selfless behavior. “Exemplars” are those who are a model for others. If one were to insert these terms into the text, the sentence would read “The two sisters selflessly dedicated their lives to the nursing profession; their altruism made them exemplars, ones whose ways are worthy of imitation.” The missing terms establish a relationship between the sisters' selfless dedication and the fact that they were worthy of imitation. Lives of altruism would cause the sisters to be considered “exemplars,” or models for others to imitate.

Choice (C) is correct. “Collective” refers to something done in partnership. If one were to insert this term into the text, the sentence would read “Louise Erdrich and Micahel Dorris co-wrote The Crown of Columbus, a Collective effort successfully mingling their individual styles as writers.” The missing term describes an effort that involves working together and mingling two people's individual writing styles. A ” Collective effort” is one in which people work together to produce something.

Choice (D) is correct. The key word in the sentence is “Terminal” means “concluding”. “Conclude” means to end. If one were to insert this term into the text, the sentence would read “The author used a rhetorical question as a terminal flourish to conclude the section of text.” The missing term explains how the author used a rhetorical question as a “terminal flourish,” or final decoration, in the text. A “terminal flourish” would logically conclude a section of text.

Choice (A) is correct. “Multiplicity” means a great number. “Variety” means something varying from others of the same general kind. If one were to insert these terms into text, the sentence would read “In her writings about language, the poet Gloria Anzaldua celebrates the multiplicity of English and Spanish dialects spoken by Mexican Americans, arguing that such variety lends an empowering flexibility to expression.” The word “such” suggests that the two blanked words are synonyms, both describing a celebrated feature of Mexican American speech. “Multiplicity” and “variety” describe Mexican American language in the same way. Multiple and various forms of speech would also give Mexican Americans the “empowering flexibility of expression” Anzaldua refers to.

Choice (A) is correct. “Temperate” in this context refers to moderation in the indulgence of appetite. If one were to insert this term into the text, the sentence would read “A model of temperate behavior, Cunningham never ate or drank to excess.” The comma indicates that the second half of the sentence will illustrate Cunningham's behavior. Someone who never consumes too much does indeed exhibit “temperate behavior.”

Choice (B) is correct. “Pioneer of” means someone who helps open up a new line of thought or activity. “Implement” means to carry out. If one were to insert these terms into the text, the sentence would read “Ellen Swallow Richards, a pioneer of environmental preservation in the United States, campaigned during the nineteenth century to implement responsible practices in the discipline that has come to be known as ecology.” The phrase “has come to be” indicates that Richards was a “pioneer” of ecology, working in the field before it had even been named. It is unsurprising then that she campaigned to “implement” sound environmental measures.

Choice (D ) is correct. “Heterogeneity” means formed of unlike parts. If one were to insert this term into the text, the sentence would read “To reflect the heterogeneity of that nation’s spoken languages, its writers often make use of a mixture of dialects.” A mixture of dialects is a group of dialects that are not alike, and such a mixture is properly referred to as hetereogeneous, or reflecting “heterogeneity.”

Choice (D) is correct. “Exploitation” refers to the selfish and unethical use of something. “Husbandry” means careful management of natural resources. If one were to insert these terms into the text, the sentence would read “Conservationists argue that unconstrained exploitation of natural resources, which might deplete them forever, should be replaced with a policy of husbandry.” The phrase “should be replaced with” indicates that the two missing terms contrast each other. “Husbandry,” or conservation, certainly counters environmental “exploitation.”

Choice (D) is correct. Something that is “effective” produces a desired effect. “Administered” means dispensed. If one were to insert these terms into the text, the sentence would read “The new vaccine is effective in preventing certain forms of pneumonia and should, therefore, be more widely administered in order to prevent outbreaks of the disease.” The word “therefore” indicates that the second part of the sentence should logically occur, based on the claim made in the first part. It makes sense to argue that a successful vaccine should be widely administered.

Choice (C) is correct. “Prey” means victim. If one were to insert this term into the text, the sentence would read “A swindler’s prey is usually a gullible person who is unable to resist the swindler’s traps.” A “swindler” is a con man or crook. People who are cheated by a swindler are victims.

Choice (A) is correct. “Corrected” means amended or fixed. If one were to insert this term into the text, the sentence would read “Nicknamed the 'contact lens,' the device installed on the Hubble telescope successfully corrected its flawed vision, the result of a faulty mirror.” The nickname of the device on the telescope suggests that the device performs the same function as a contact lens, which is to repair “flawed,” or imperfect, vision.

Choice (C) is correct. A “manifesto” is a public declaration of political policies. If one were to insert this word into the text, the sentence would read “The professor argued that every grassroots organization needs a manifesto: without this public declaration of motives, there can be no cohesive organization.” The missing term will have the same meaning as “public declaration of motives.” Also, the word “without” signifies that a public declaration is necessary to have a cohesive organization. A “manifesto” is the same thing as a public declaration of motives, and would unify the movement around its common goals.

Choice (B) is correct. “Demonstrative” means showing feelings openly. If one were to insert this term into the text, the sentence would read “Cito Gaston, one of the least demonstrative baseball managers, surprised reporters by weeping openly after his team won the play-offs.” This sentence makes sense because a person who is not “demonstrative” would be unlikely to show his feelings. Observers would therefore be surprised to see that person weeping.

Choice A is the best option because the with a negative word ‘Although’ , another negative phrase “Not so romantic” has been used.  Sentimental is the only word that completes the sense of the sentence.