The bright coloration of American coot chicks is an anomaly: although colorful plumage is usually ______ to newborn birds because it may attract predators, among this species it appears to be ______, because parents are more likely to notice and care for brightly-colored offspring.
Answer(s): E
The words "anomaly" and "although" both suggest that the second half of the sentence is built around a contrast between the role colorful plumage usually plays among birds and the role it actually plays in this particular species. Thus, the two words we want must be nearly opposite in meaning, as the two words in choice E .are.
Unlike the American worker, who expects to work for several different firms during his or her career, until recently the Japanese worker regarded employment as ______ commitment.
Answer(s): A
The word "Unlike" shows us that the two halves of the sentence will contrast with one another. The idea of a "lifetime" commitment nicely contrasts with the idea of changing jobs several times.
Andre's gift for music seemed to be ______; both his mother and grandfather before him had been famed concert pianists.
Answer(s): B
If musical talent runs in Andre's family, then it would be logical to consider his gift inborn, inherited, or "innate."
The many obvious lapses in the author's research make it ______ to accept the ______ of his conclusions.
A simple cause-and-effect relationship is required here; if the research contains "many obvious lapses, " then accepting its conclusions would certainly be "difficult."
Her wildlife movies unflinchingly capture the ______ of the animal kingdom: predators stalking their prey, singling out the weak, young, and very old as easy kills, and the cold-blooded killing which is a necessity of life in the wild.
All we need here is a word that summarizes the tone of the second half of the sentence. A word like "violence, " "bloodthirstiness, " or "brutality" will work.
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