The following text is from John Matheus's 1925 novel Fog. The story happens in a city where heavy fog has set in.

The little conductor stood on tiptoe in an effort to keep one hand on the signal rope, craning his neck in a vain and dissatisfied endeavor to pierce the miasma of the fog. The motorman chafed in his box, thinking of the drudging lot of the laboring man. He registered discontent.

The Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia, is a massive mosque that can accommodate approximately 200,000 people at once, making it an ______ sight to behold.

Although fewer companies trade their stocks on the Tehran Stock Exchange in Tehran, Iran, than on the stock exchanges in London, Mumbai, or Tokyo, the Tehran Stock Exchange has the advantage of focusing on local companies and thus reflecting economic circumstances that are ______ Iran. This sensitivity to unique, rapidly evolving local conditions benefits the companies and investors alike.

In a study by Mika R. Moran, Daniel A. Rodriguez, and colleagues, residents of Caracas, Venezuela, and of Fortaleza, Brazil, were surveyed about parks in their cities. Of the 1,043 respondents from Caracas, 44.7% indicated that they use the city's parks, and of the 938 respondents from Fortaleza, 35.7% indicated using city parks. It may be tempting to assume the difference is due to different levels of access to parks: however, given that the percentage of Caracas respondents who reported living within a 10-minute walk of a park was much lower than that reported by Fortaleza respondents, greater proximity alone can't explain the difference in park use.

The following text is adapted from Anton Chekhov's 1899 play Uncle Vanya. Professor Serebrakoff retires and moves to his country estate, which Vanya manages with the help of Sonia, the professor's daughter from a previous marriage. Chekhov portrays the professor as being someone adjusting to living at the country estate, as is evident when