SAT Reading and Writing - короткий текст, один вопрос.

The botanist's findings were initially ______ by her colleagues, who doubted that any flowering plant could survive such cold. Only after two other laboratories replicated her results did the field accept them.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?

• Aembraced
• Bquestioned
• Cpublished
• Dfunded

Average daily recreational screen time by age group (hours): • Ages 8–10: 4.1 • Ages 11–14: 6.3 • Ages 15–18: 7.4

Which choice most effectively uses data from the table to support the claim that average screen time rises as children get older?

• AChildren aged 15–18 averaged 7.4 hours a day, compared with 4.1 hours for children aged 8–10.
• BChildren aged 11–14 averaged 6.3 hours a day.
• CSome children in every age group reported no screen time at all.
• DScreen time was measured in hours per day.

The Aral Sea was once the fourth-largest lake in the ______ by the early 2000s, it had shrunk to a fraction of its former size.

Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

• Aworld,
• Bworld;
• Cworld
• Dworld and