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Which of the following most logically completesthe argument?
manufacturers currently produce most of the world's solar-powergenerators--most of which are exported to Europe. However, European manufacturers are emergingand probably will ultimately capture much of the European market. The United States government is funding initiatives intended to encourageuse of solar power within the United States. If these initiatives succeed in increasing the demand for solar-powergenerators in the United States,United Statesmanufacturers will probably maintain significant production levels, since__________.
manufacturers havebeen substantially increasing their output over the last several years(B) the efficiency of solar-power generators inconverting energy from the Sun into electric power is not improving as fast asit once did
(C)[c1] just as European manufacturers enjoy certain competitive advantages in Europe,so do United Statesmanufacturers in the United States
(D) European governments are currently undertakinginitiatives to stimulate the use of solar power within Europe
(E) the current market for solar-power generatorsin the United States is very limited38. (32404-!-item-!-188;#058&006157)
Which of the following most logically completesthe argument below?
When interest rates are high, insurance companiesreduce the premiums they charge for many kinds of insurance policies. The reason is that insurance companies wantto take in as much money as possible in premiums so that they can invest themoney at high rates of interest. Andpremium reductions help achieve this objective, since __________.
(A) interest rates are likely to decrease whenlarge amounts of money are available for loans
(B) smaller insurance companies are not able toamass enough money to take advantage of investing at high interest rates
(C) insurance companies can sell many more insurance policies if they charge lowerpremiums than they would if they left premiums unchanged
(D) an increase in the number of policies soldeventually leads to an increase in the number of claims that an insurancecompany has to pay
(E) the number of claims that insurance companiespay increases at a higher rate than does the number of policies that theinsurance companies can sell at the lower premiums 正确答案为C~可是不懂啊·
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