The below statement corresponds to a numbered sentence in the passage. It contains a blank and is followed by four answer choices. Decide which choice fits best in the blank. The word or phrase that you choose must express roughly the same meaning as the italicized word in the passage. Write the letter of your choice on the answer line.

The creature is activated when electricity is shot through every $\underline{?}$. _________________ (corpuscle)

a. organ b. limb c. moving cell d. nerve ending

The below statement corresponds to a numbered sentence in the passage. It contains a blank and is followed by four answer choices. Decide which choice fits best in the blank. The word or phrase that you choose must express roughly the same meaning as the italicized word in the passage. Write the letter of your choice on the answer line.

Mary's $\underline{?}$ was tested by the demands of her new family. _________________ (equanimity)

a. courage b. good sense c. even temper d. endurance

The below statement corresponds to a numbered sentence in the passage. It contains a blank and is followed by four answer choices. Decide which choice fits best in the blank. The word or phrase that you choose must express roughly the same meaning as the italicized word in the passage. Write the letter of your choice on the answer line.

Contemporary life along the Nile seems like a(n) $\underline{?}$ life in $3100$ B.C. ___________ (retrogression)

a. example of b. criterion for c. reversion to d. key to

The below statement corresponds to a numbered sentence in the passage. It contains a blank and is followed by four answer choices. Decide which choice fits best in the blank. The word or phrase that you choose must express roughly the same meaning as the italicized word in the passage. Write the letter of your choice on the answer line.

He did little to help Joan in her continuing $\underline{?}$ efforts. ______________ (laudable)

a. useless b. ruthless c. patient d. commendable

The below statement corresponds to a numbered sentence in the passage. It contains a blank and is followed by four answer choices. Decide which choice fits best in the blank. The word or phrase that you choose must express roughly the same meaning as the italicized word in the passage. Write the letter of your choice on the answer line.

People used the $\underline{?}$ "Marco's Millions" to describe his book. ____________ (shibboleth)

a. poetic phrase b. quotation c. slogan d. nickname

The below statement corresponds to a numbered sentence in the passage. It contains a blank and is followed by four answer choices. Decide which choice fits best in the blank. The word or phrase that you choose must express roughly the same meaning as the italicized word in the passage. Write the letter of your choice on the answer line.

Within a day or two, patients were $\underline{?}$ ________________ (moribund)

a. increasingly ill b. unchanged c. approaching death d. approaching recovery

Examine the closing prices for 15 consecutive trading days of PDGN.

$$\begin{matrix} \text{Trading day} & \text{CLOSE}\\ \text{1} & \text{89.6}\\ \text{2} & \text{89.5}\\ \text{3} & \text{90.12}\\ \text{4} & \text{90.69}\\ \text{5} & \text{91}\\ \text{6} & \text{91.1}\\ \text{7} & \text{91.05}\\ \text{8} & \text{92.75}\\ \text{9} & \text{93}\\ \text{10} & \text{94.2}\\ \text{11} & \text{94}\\ \text{12} & \text{94.9}\\ \text{13} & \text{94.95}\\ \text{14} & \text{95}\\ \text{15} & \text{95.1}\\ \end{matrix}$$

a. Determine a linear regression equation that fits the data. Round numbers to the nearest hundredth. b. Determine a quadratic regression equation that fits this data. Round numbers to the nearest thousandth. c. Use the equations you found in parts a and b to determine the predicted closing price on the 16th trading day. The actual closing price was $95.99. Which regression equation was a better predictor?

The following method can be used to construct a parabola that fits in a given rectangle. The parabola will be approximated by many short line segments. First, draw a rectangle. Divide the rectangle in half by a vertical line segment and label the top endpoint $V$. Next, divide the length and width of each half rectangle into an equal number of parts to form grid lines, as shown in the figure. Draw lines from $V$ to the endpoints of horizontal grid line $1$ , and mark the points where these lines cross the vertical grid lines labeled $1$. Next, draw lines from $V$ to the endpoints of horizontal grid line $2$, and mark the points where these lines cross the vertical grid lines labeled $2$. Continue in this way until you have used all the horizontal grid lines. Now, use line segments to connect the points you have marked to obtain an approximation to the desired parabola. Apply this procedure to draw a parabola that fits into a $6 \mathrm{ft}$ by $10 \mathrm{ft}$ rectangle on a lawn.

A joint venture is an attractive way for a company to enter a new industry when:

a. The firm has no prior experience with diversification.

b. The firm needs access to economies of scope and good financial fits in order to be cost-competitive.

c. The firm does not have cash with which to finance a diversification effort.

d. A firm is missing some essential skills or capabilities or resources and needs a partner to supply the missing expertise and competencies or fill the resource gaps

In Exercise given below, plot the points and determine whether the data have positive, negative, or no linear correlation. Then use a graphing utility to find the value of r and confirm your result. The number r is called the correlation coefficient. It is a measure of how well the model fits the data. Correlation coefficients vary between -1 and 1, and the closer |r| is to 1, the better the model.

$$(1,7.5),(2,7),(3,7),(4,6),(5,5),(6,4.9)$$

The below statement corresponds to a numbered sentence in the passage. It contains a blank and is followed by four answer choices. Decide which choice fits best in the blank. The word or phrase that you choose must express roughly the same meaning as the italicized word in the passage. Write the letter of your choice on the answer line.

The monster has a $\underline{?}$ human beings. _________________ (animus)

a. responsibility for b. bitterly hostile attitude toward c. delight in d. deep understanding of

Write the equilibrium constant expression for each of the following reversible reactions:

$$\mathrm{H}_2(g)+\mathrm{Br}_2(g) \rightleftarrows 2 \mathrm{HBr}(g)$$

Which of the structures of a flower are the male sexual organs? Which are the female organs?

In Exercise given below, plot the points and determine whether the data have positive, negative, or no linear correlation. Then use a graphing utility to find the value of r and confirm your result. The number r is called the correlation coefficient. It is a measure of how well the model fits the data. Correlation coefficients vary between -1 and 1, and the closer |r| is to 1, the better the model.

$$(1,3),(2,6),(3,2),(4,3),(5,9),(6,1)$$