Worksheets1.2 Transitions-Hard
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
A2017 study of sign language learners tested the role oficonicity—the similarity of a sign to the thing it represents—in language acquisition.The study found that the greater the iconicity of a sign,the more likely it was to have been learned. the correlation between acquisition and iconicity was lower than that between acquisition and another factor studied:sign frequency.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
A. In fact,
B. In other words,
C. Granted,
D. As a result,
The Sun and other stars are powered by nuclear fusion reactions,in which two atoms collide to form a single heavier atom,releasing energy.Scientists have long believed that fusion has the potential to meet humanity's clean energy needs. prior to December 2022,no fusion reaction in a laboratory setting had ever generated a net energy gain.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
A.Specifically,
B.For this reason,
C.That said,
D.Moreover,
When one looks at the dark craggy vistas in Hitoshi Fugo's evocative photo series, one's mind might wander off to the cratered surfaces of faraway planets. it's the series' title, Flying Frying Pan, that brings one back to Earth, reminding the viewer that each photo is actually a close-up view of a familiar household object:a frying pan.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
A.Alternatively,
B.Consequently,
C.Ultimately,
D.Additionally,
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 Sanmartín counts herself among neither.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
A.Furthermore,
B. By contrast,
C. Similarly,
D. That is,
Seismologists Kaiqing Yuan and Barbara Romanowicz have proposed that the magma fueling Iceland's more than 30 active volcano systems emerges from deep within Earth.The great depths involved—nearly 3,000 km—mark Iceland's volcanoes as extreme outliers; many of Earth's volcanoes are fed by shallow pockets of magma found less than 15 km below the surface.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
A.consequently,
B. in addition,
C.indeed,
D. nevertheless,
Magnetic levitation (maglev)trains are suspended above a track by powerful electromagnets, reducing friction and thus allowing for much faster speeds.Though maglev advocates in the US have long imagined these trains crisscrossing the country, their dream remains unrealized. of the handful of maglev trains currently in operation, all are in Asia.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
A. To that end,
B. Nevertheless,
C. In fact,
D. That said,
Plato believed material objects to be crude representations of unseen ideal forms. In his view, such abstract, nonmaterial forms are the ultimate source of knowledge.Aristotle disagreed, positing that knowledge is best obtained through direct engagement with the material world; sensory experience of the material is the ultimate source of knowledge.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
A.meanwhile,
B.admittedly,
C.regardless,
D. in other words,
With its clichéd imagery of suburban lawns and power lines,John Ashbery' s 2004 poem “Ignorance of the Law Is No Excuse”may seem barren terrain for critical analysis. _____ cultural critic Lauren Berlant finds fertile ground in just its first two stanzas, devoting most of a book chapter to deciphering the “weight of the default space”Ashbery creates in this poem.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
A.That is,
B.Likewise,
C.Nonetheless,
D. In turn,
In 1815, while in exile in Jamaica,Venezuelan revolutionary Simón Bolívar 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, Bolívar'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?
A.additionally,
B.ultimately,
C.accordingly,
D.consequently,
When composing music for film,Japanese composer Joe Hisaishi typically uses traditional orchestral instrumentation with the piano as the lead,resulting in emotional,contemplative melodies. for the score of the animated film Spirited Away,he incorporated some unorthodox digital instruments,such as synthesized chimes and bells,to create the whimsical, otherworldly sound of the spirit world.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
A.However,
B.Moreover,
C.Similarly,
D.Therefore,
“Tulip mania”—the rapid rise and sudden fall of the price of tulip bulbs in seventeenth-century Amsterdam —is often cited as an example of the perils of rampant market speculation.However, recent research has demonstrated that the episode was neither as frenzied nor as disastrous as has been thought.The popular myth surrounding it, should be regarded with some skepticism.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
A. by contrast,
B. therefore,
C.for example,
D. nevertheless,
Some bacteria have developed mechanisms for resisting antibiotics. Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteria, produce an enzyme called beta-lactamase,which can cleave the beta-lactam ring in certain antibiotics(such as penicillin and cephalosporins)and deactivate them.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
A.however,
B.for example,
C.meanwhile,
D.consequently,
