Cause to feel embarrassed or ashamed
Answer:
A.) Are
Explanation:
A is the only answer that best fills the blank and is grammatically correct.
The following would not make any sense:
The women in the leadership class <u>be</u> studying diligently.
The women in the leadership class <u>was</u> studying diligently.
The women in the leadership class <u>is</u> studying diligently.
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"It made ideas and knowledge more accessible to an information-thirst public"
It's B. The dashes separate a mild afterthought.