1. The National Heritage Fellowship was created to honor exceptional folk and traditional artists in the United States. In 2008, the fellowship was given to the quilter Bettye Kimbrell. Kimbrell was _____ to receive it because of her lifetime contributions to the arts.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
A.confused
B.ineligible
C.reluctant
*D.chosen
2. The following text is adapted from Willa Cather's 1912 novel Alexander's Bridge.
For the next few days Alexander was very busy. He took a desk in the office of a [Scottish] engineering firm on Henrietta Street, and was at work almost constantly. He avoided the clubs and usually dined alone at his hotel.
As used in the text, what does the word "constantly" most nearly mean?
*A. Enough
B.Nonstop
C.Quickly
D.Fearfully
3. According to a team of neuroeconomists from the University of Zurich, ease of decision making may be linked to communication between two brain regions, the prefrontal cortex and the parietal cortex. Individuals tend to be more decisive if the information flow between the regions is intensified, whereas they make choices more slowly when information flow is _____.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
A.reduced
*B.evaluated
C.determined
D.acquired
4. Ecologist Exequiel Ezcurra and colleagues found that the inhabitants of the Mexica empire used natural landmarks to track time with a high degree of _____.By observing the sun's position in relation to various points on the mountains surrounding the Basin of Mexico, the Mexica were able to precisely identify the dates when significant events such as solstices occurred.

Which choice completes the text with most logical and precise word or phrase?
A.precariousness
*B. exactitude
C.resilience
D.inconspicuousness