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Expression of Ideas – Transitions level 4. B.

In contrast,

1. In her poetry collection Thomas and Beulah, Rita C. Specifically,


Dove interweaves the titular charactersʼ personal D. Therefore,
stories with broader historical narratives. She
places Thomasʼs journey from the American South
to the Midwest in the early 1900s within the larger 4. When soil becomes contaminated by toxic
context of the Great Migration. ______ Dove sets metals, it can be removed from the ground and
events from Beulahʼs personal life against the disposed of in a landfill. ______ contaminated soil
backdrop of the US Civil Rights Movement. can be detoxified via phytoremediation: plants that
can withstand high concentrations of metals absorb
Which choice completes the text with the most the pollutants and store them in their shoots, which
logical transition? are then cut off and safely disposed of, preserving
A. Specifically, the health of the plants.

B. Thus, Which choice completes the text with the most


logical transition?
C. Regardless,
A. Alternatively,
D. Similarly,
B. Specifically,

2. In 1815, while in exile in Jamaica, Venezuelan C. For example,


revolutionary Simón Bolívar penned a letter D. As a result,
praising Englandʼs republican government and
expressing hope that Latin American nations
seeking independence from Spain might achieve 5. Magnetic levitation (maglev) trains are
something similar. The letter was addressed to a suspended above a track by powerful
local merchant, Henry Cullen; ______ though, electromagnets, reducing friction and thus allowing
Bolívarʼs goal was to persuade political leaders for much faster speeds. Though maglev advocates
from England and Europe to support his cause. in the US have long imagined these trains
crisscrossing the country, their dream remains
Which choice completes the text with the most unrealized. ______ of the handful of maglev trains
logical transition? currently in operation, all are in Asia.
A. additionally, Which choice completes the text with the most
B. ultimately, logical transition?

C. accordingly, A. In fact,

D. consequently, B. To that end,


C. Nevertheless,
3. In 2009, the Craft and Folk Art Museum in Los D. That said,
Angeles hosted a special exhibition, Sueños/Yume,
showcasing the works of local sculptor Dora de
Larios. As suggested by the showʼs title (sueños 6. Historically, most conductors of major orchestras
and yume mean “dreams” in Spanish and Japanese, and opera companies have been European men, but
respectively), de Lariosʼs art reflects a mix of a new, more diverse generation of artists is
cultural influences. ______ her work is grounded in stepping up to the podium. Mexicoʼs Alondra de la
the artistic traditions of both Mexico and Japan. Parra took over as conductor for the Queensland
Symphony Orchestra in 2017, ______ and
Which choice completes the text with the most Colombiaʼs Lina Gonzalez-Granados did the same
logical transition? for the Los Angeles Opera in 2022.
A. In addition,
Which choice completes the text with the most ABA in response to an environmental stressor, the
logical transition? hormone triggers accelerated growth.
A. in addition, Which choice completes the text with the most
logical transition?
B. lastly,
C. granted, A. Moreover,

D. for instance, B. In contrast,

C. For example,
7. “Tulip mania”—the rapid rise and sudden fall of
the price of tulip bulbs in seventeenth-century D. Thus,
Amsterdam—is often cited as an example of the
perils of rampant market speculation. However, 10. When designing costumes for film, American
recent research has demonstrated that the episode artist Suttirat Larlarb typically custom fits the
was neither as frenzied nor as disastrous as has garments to each actor. ______ for the film
been thought. The popular myth surrounding it, Sunshine, in which astronauts must reignite a dying
______ should be regarded with some skepticism. Sun, she designed a golden spacesuit and had a
Which choice completes the text with the most factory reproduce it in a few standard sizes; lacking
logical transition? a tailor-made quality, the final creations reflected
the ungainliness of actual spacesuits.
A. for example,
Which choice completes the text with the most
B. by contrast, logical transition?
C. nevertheless,
A. Nevertheless,
D. therefore,
B. Thus,

8. With its clichéd imagery of suburban lawns and C. Likewise,


power lines, John Ashberyʼs 2004 poem
D. Moreover,
“Ignorance of the Law Is No Excuse” may seem
barren terrain for critical analysis. ______ cultural
critic Lauren Berlant finds fertile ground in just its 11. The Sun and other stars are powered by nuclear
first two stanzas, devoting most of a book chapter fusion reactions, in which two atoms collide to
to deciphering the “weight of the default space” form a single heavier atom, releasing energy.
Ashbery creates in this poem. Scientists have long believed that fusion has the
potential to meet humanityʼs clean energy needs.
Which choice completes the text with the most
______ prior to December 2022, no fusion reaction
logical transition?
in a laboratory setting had ever generated a net
A. Likewise, energy gain.
B. Nonetheless, Which choice completes the text with the most
C. In turn, logical transition?

D. That is, A. For this reason,

B. Moreover,
9. In response to adverse environmental conditions,
C. Specifically,
many plants produce abscisic acid (ABA), a stress
hormone. ABA triggers a slowdown in the D. That said,
biological processes of most plants. ______ when
the mustard plant Schrenkiella parvula produces

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