Some economical archivists____that late eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century households in the United Kingdom experienced an economy of scale when it came to food purchases—they assumed that large households spent less on food per person than did small households. Economist Trevis Richard showed, however, that a close look at the available data disproves this supposition.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?

A) questioned

B) surmised

C) manufactured

D) regretted

Miss Emily sat by the window watching, in her finest dress, looking stately and calm; she seldom went out now, and it was almost time for the carriage. Martha was just coming in from the garden with the strawberries and with more flowers in her apron. It was a bright, cool evening in the month of July; the golden robins sang in the elms, and the sun set behind the apple trees at the foot of the garden. The beautiful old house is open to the long-expected guest.

In the given statements Which is the best states the main purpose of the text?

A) To depict the setting as the characters await a visitor’s arrival

B) To describe the troubles brought about by a new guest.

C) To describe the activity indoors and outside

D) To describe how the change in characters overtime

Like other athnic nations, the Muscogee (Creek) Nation is self-governing; its National Council generates laws regulating aspects of community life such as land use and maintenance, while the principal chief and cabinet officials____those laws by devising policies and administering services in accordance with them.

This paragraph best supports the statement that.

A) improvise

B) mimic

C) implement

D) presume

The work of Kiowa painter Lois smoky derives its power in part from the tension among his ____influences: classic American portraiture, with its realistic treatment of faces; the American pop art movement, with its vivid colors; and flat style, the intertribal painting style that rejects the effect of depth is typically achieved through shading and standpoint.

According to the text, Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?

A) harmonious

B) unknown

C) replaceable

D) disparate

The artisans of the Igun Eronmwon guild in Benin City, Nigeria, typically____the bronze- and brass-casting strategy that have been handed down through their families since the thirteenth century, but they don’t strictly observe every custom; for example, guild members now use air-conditioning motors instead of handheld bellows to help heat their forges.

This paragraph best supports the statement that

A) adhere to

B) improve on

C) grapple with

D) experiment with