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While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:
* The Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike was a road built between 1792 and 1794.
* It was the first private turnpike in the United States.
* It connected the cities of Philadelphia and Lancaster in the state of Pennsylvania.
* It was sixty-two miles long.
The student wants to emphasize the distance covered by the Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?
Difficulty: Easy
A:
The sixty-two-mile-long Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike connected the Pennsylvania cities of Philadelphia and Lancaster.
B:
The Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike was the first private turnpike in the United States.
C:
The Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike, which connected two Pennsylvania cities, was built between 1792 and 1794.
D:
A historic Pennsylvania road, the Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike was completed in 1794.
In a heated debate in biogeography, the field is divided between dispersalists and vicariancists. ________ there are those who argue that dispersal is the most crucial determining factor in a species' distribution, and those who insist that vicariance (separation due to geographic barriers) is. Biogeographer Isabel Sanmartin counts herself among neither.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
Difficulty: Hard
A:
Furthermore,
B:
By contrast,
C:
Similarly,
D:
That is,
Most of the planets that have been discovered outside our solar system orbit G-type stars, like our Sun. In 2014, _________ researchers identified a planet orbiting KELT-9, a B-type star more than twice as massive and nearly twice as hot as the Sun. Called KELT-9b, it is one of the hottest planets ever discovered.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
Difficulty: Medium
A:
likewise,
B:
however,
C:
therefore,
D:
for example,
In 1815, while in exile in Jamaica, Venezuela revolutionary Simon Bolivar penned a letter praising England's republican government and expressing hope that Latin American nations seeking independence from Spain might achieve something similar. The letter was addressed to a local merchant, Henry Cullen; ______ though, Bolivar's goal was to persuade political leaders from England and Europe to support his cause.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
Difficulty: Hard
A:
additionally,
B:
ultimately,
C:
accordingly,
D:
consequently,
The Babylonian king Hammurabi achieved much during his forty-year reign. He conquered all of Mesopotamia and built Babylon into one of the most powerful cities of the ancient world. Today, _________ he is mainly remembered for a code of laws inscribed on a seven-foot-tall block of stone: the Code of Hammurabi.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
Difficulty: Medium
A:
therefore,
B:
likewise,
C:
however,
D:
for instance,
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