The evidence has been ........ as well, as various clay minerals and iron oxides have been identified through hyperspectral imagery.
a. swelling b. expanding c. increasing d. mounting
d. mounting
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You could argue that the scientific exploration of the extra-terrestrial is, at least (6) ........ part, a search for meaning: to position us within a larger cosmology.
a. with b. in c. at d. for
b. in
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So it should come as no surprise that scientific images of planetary surfaces have ........ inspiration to a range of artists from Galileo to Hepworth.
a. offered b. provided c. given d.made
b. provided
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Galileo's first sketches of the moon through a telescope are ........ beautiful.
a. totally b. doubtlessly c. surely d. truly
d. truly
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Nonetheless, I suspect that the image of definitely water-lain (4) ........ made geologists very happy.
a. sediments b. dross c. grounds d. matter
sediments
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He survived a somewhat unconventional ..... during which his eccentric father would often force him to take music lessons in the middle of the night. BRING
upbringing
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You shouldn't have bought so many ____ presents on this holiday. You won't have any money left when you go back home.
a. rich
b. lavish
c. worthy
d. invaluable
b. lavish
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I have been back to the doctor three times and he still hasn't____ the reason for all the pain I have been suffering from recently.
a. indicated
b. highlighted
c. pinpointed
d. looked up
c. pinpointed
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During the riots, hundreds of people broke into the city's main department store and_____ it. There was almost nothing left after the night had finished.
a. stole
b. looted
c. mugged
d. conned
b. looted
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Throughout the 1790s he worked hard to secure the interest of wealthy patrons. Such patronage ..... him to concentrate on becoming a successful composer. ABLE
enabled
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Although he apparently fell in love with a number of society women, the identity of the girl who lay closest to his heart remains ..... to this day. ELUDE
elusive
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For me, the highlight of this past week's science news was the images (1) ........ back from the Curiosity rover
a. thrown b. shot c. beamed d. fired