In 2008 a complete set of ancient pessoi (glass game pieces) was uncovered from beneath a paving stone in modern-day Israel. Due to their small size, pessoi were easily misplaced, making a whole set a rare find. This has led some experts to suggest that the set may have been buried intentionally; however, without clear evidence, archaeologists are left to ______ what happened.

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Many archaeologists will tell you that categorizingexcavated fragments of pottery by style, period,and what objects they belong to relies not only onstandard criteria, but also on instinct developedover years of practice. In a recent study, however,researchers trained a deep-learning computer modelon thousands of images of pottery fragments andfound that it could categorize them as accurately as ateam of expert archaeologists. Some archaeologistshave expressed concern that they might be replacedby such computer models, but the researchers claimthat outcome is highly unlikely.Which finding, if true, would most directly supportthe researchers’ claim?A) In the researchers’ study, the model was able tocategorize the pottery fragments much morequickly than the archaeologists could.B) In the researchers’ study, neither the model northe archaeologists were able to accuratelycategorize all the pottery fragments that werepresented.C) A survey of archaeologists showed thatcategorizing pottery fragments limits the amountof time they can dedicate to other importanttasks that only human experts can do.D) A survey of archaeologists showed that few ofthem received dedicated training in how toproperly categorize pottery fragments.17Although military veterans make up a smallproportion of the total population of theUnited States, they occupy a significantly higherproportion of the jobs in the civilian government.One possible explanation for this disproportionaterepresentation is that military service familiarizespeople with certain organizational structures that arealso reflected in the civilian government bureaucracy,and this familiarity thus _______Which choice most logically completes the text?A) makes civilian government jobs especiallyappealing to military veterans.B) alters the typical relationship between militaryservice and subsequent career preferences.C) encourages nonveterans applying for civiliangovernment jobs to consider military serviceinstead.D) increases the number of civilian government jobsthat require some amount of military experienceto perform................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Unauthorized copying or reuse of any part of this page is illegal. CO NTI N U E2318Birds of many species ingest foods containingcarotenoids, pigmented molecules that are convertedinto feather coloration. Coloration tends to beespecially saturated in male birds’ feathers, andbecause carotenoids also confer health benefits,the deeply saturated colors generally serve tocommunicate what is known as an honest signal ofa bird’s overall fitness to potential mates. However,ornithologist Allison J. Shultz and others have foundthat males in several species of the tanager genusRamphocelus use microstructures in their feathers tomanipulate light, creating the appearance of deepersaturation without the birds necessarily having tomaintain a carotenoid-rich diet. These findingssuggest that _______Which choice most logically completes the text?A) individual male tanagers can engage in honestsignaling without relying on carotenoidconsumption.B) feather microstructures may be less effectivethan deeply saturated feathers for signalingoverall fitness.C) scientists have yet to determine why tanagershave a preference for mates with colorfulappearances.D) a male tanager’s appearance may function asa dishonest signal of the individual’s overallfitness.19When writing The Other Black Girl (2021), novelistZakiya Dalila Harris drew on her own experiencesworking at a publishing office. The award-winningbook is Harris’s first novel, but her writing _______honored before. At the age of twelve, she entered acontest to have a story published in American Girlmagazine—and won.Which choice completes the text so that it conformsto the conventions of Standard English?A) wereB) have beenC) has beenD) are20The Alvarez theory, developed in 1980 by physicistLuis Walter Alvarez and his geologist son WalterAlvarez, maintained that the secondary effects of anasteroid impact caused many dinosaurs and otheranimals to die _______ it left unexplored thequestion of whether unrelated volcanic activity mighthave also contributed to the mass extinctions.Which choice completes the text so that it conformsto the conventions of Standard English?A) out butB) out, butC) outD) out,

Many archaeologists will tell you that categorizingexcavated fragments of pottery by style, period,and what objects they belong to relies not only onstandard criteria, but also on instinct developedover years of practice. In a recent study, however,researchers trained a deep-learning computer modelon thousands of images of pottery fragments andfound that it could categorize them as accurately as ateam of expert archaeologists. Some archaeologistshave expressed concern that they might be replacedby such computer models, but the researchers claimthat outcome is highly unlikely.Which finding, if true, would most directly supportthe researchers’ claim?A) In the researchers’ study, the model was able tocategorize the pottery fragments much morequickly than the archaeologists could.B) In the researchers’ study, neither the model northe archaeologists were able to accuratelycategorize all the pottery fragments that werepresented.C) A survey of archaeologists showed thatcategorizing pottery fragments limits the amountof time they can dedicate to other importanttasks that only human experts can do.D) A survey of archaeologists showed that few ofthem received dedicated training in how toproperly categorize pottery fragments.

Many archaeologists will tell you that categorizing excavated fragments of pottery by style, period, and what objects they belong to relies not only on standard criteria, but also on instinct developed over years of practice. In a recent study, however, researchers trained a deep-learning computer model on thousands of images of pottery fragments and found that it could categorize them as accurately as a team of expert archaeologists. Some archaeologists have expressed concern that they might be replaced by such computer models, but the researchers claim that outcome is highly unlikely.Which finding, if true, would most directly support the researchers’ claim?A) In the researchers’ study, the model was able to categorize the pottery fragments much more quickly than the archaeologists could. B) In the researchers’ study, neither the model nor the archeologists were able to accurately categorize all the pottery fragments that were presented.C) A survey of archaeologists showed that categorizing pottery fragments limits the amount of time they can dedicate to other important tasks that only human experts can do.D) A survey of archaeologists showed that few of them received dedicated training in how to properly categorize pottery fragments.

Matthew says repeated finds of Roman artefacts by (7) …………………………………… made archaeologists suspect there might be a Roman site in the area.