Question

after the united states dropped atomic bombs on japan at the end of world war ii, some of the scientists who helped develop the bomb had serious reservations about the work they had done.

• wondered why in the world they had ever gotten involved in such a project.
• no change
• wished they had come to their senses sooner.

question 10
0.5 pts

people who believe the grass is always greener somewhere else may continually change jobs or spouses or places to live.

• feel that a vastly improved life is just around the corner
• are never satisfied with what they have
• no change

Explanation:

Analyze the first question

The underlined phrase is "had serious reservations about the work they had done."

• "wondered why in the world they had ever gotten involved in such a project" is overly informal and dramatic.
• "wished they had come to their senses sooner" is subjective and informal.
• "had serious reservations about the work they had done" is grammatically correct, formal, and precise. Therefore, "No change" is the best option.

Analyze the second question (Question 10)

The underlined phrase is "the grass is always greener somewhere else."

• The idiom "the grass is always greener" refers to the idea that other people's situations or other alternatives always seem better than one's own, leading to a lack of satisfaction with what one currently has.
• "are never satisfied with what they have" directly defines this behavior in the context of changing jobs, spouses, or places to live.
• "feel that a vastly improved life is just around the corner" is a related but less precise definition of the core idiom.
• "No change" keeps the idiomatic expression, but the question asks to replace/clarify the underlined idiom with its literal meaning. "are never satisfied with what they have" is the most accurate literal replacement.

Answer:

Question 1

• (A) wondered why in the world they had ever gotten involved in such a project.
• (B) No change (Correct answer)
• (C) wished they had come to their senses sooner.

Question 10

• (A) feel that a vastly improved life is just around the corner
• (B) are never satisfied with what they have (Correct answer)
• (C) No change