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he four million year old fossilized skeleton known as Lucy is so
small compared with many other skeletons presumed to be of the
same species ,and so some paleontologists have argued that Lucy
represents a different lineage
1)presumed to be of the same species ,and so
2)presumed to be of the same species that
3) presumed that they are of the same species , and so
4) that they have presumed to be of the same species, so that
5)that they have presumed are of the same species ,and
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(Questions2 to 4)
The Gross Domestic Product.
(GDP), which measures the dollar
value of finished goods and services
Line produced by an economy during a
5)given period, serves as the chief indi-
cator of the economic well-being of the
United States. The GDP assumes that
the economic significance of goods and
services lies solely in their price, and
10) that these goods and services add to
the national well-being, not because of
any intrinsic value they may possess,
but simply because they were pro-
duced and bought. Additionally, only
15)those goods and services involved in
monetary transactions are included in
the GDP. Thus, the GDP ignores the
economic utility of such things as a
clean environment and cohesive fam-
20) ilies and communities, It is therefore
not merely coincidental, since national
policies in capitalist and noncapitalist
countries alike are dependent on indi-
cators such as the GDP, that both the
25) environment and the social structure
have been eroded in recent decades
not only does the GDP mask this
erosion, it can actually portray it as
an economic gain: an oil spill off a
30)coastal region “adds” to the GDP
because it generates commercial
activity. In short, the nation’s central
measure of economic well-being works
like a calculating machine that adds but
cannot subtract.
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Which of the following best describes the
function of the second sentence of the pas-
sage(lines 7-14) in the context of the passage
as a whole?
1)It describes an assumption about the
GDP that is defended in the course of
The passage.
2)It contributes to a discussion
of the origins of the GDP.
3) It clarifies a common misconception about
the use of the GDP.
4) It identifies a major flaw in the GDP.
5)It suggests a revision to the method of
calculating the GDP.
Answer:A
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The primary purpose of the passage is to
1)identify ways in which the GDP could be
modified so that it would serve as a more
accurate indicator of the economic well
being of the United states
2)suggest that the GDP, in spite of certain
shortcomings, is still the most reliable
indicator of the economic well-being of
the united states
3)examine crucial shortcomings of the GDP
as an indicator of the economic well
being of the united States
4)argue that the growth of the United states
economy in recent decades has dimin-
ished the effectiveness of the GDP as
an indicator of the nation’s economic
well being
5)discuss how the GDP came to be used
as the primary indicator of the economic
well being of the united states
Answer:C
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(4of 41)
the passage implies that national policies
that rely heavily on economic indicators such
as the GDP tend to
1)become increasingly capitalistic in nature
2)disregard the economic importance of
environmental and social factors that
do not involve monetary transactions
3)overestimate the amount of commercial
activity generated by environmental
disasters
4)overestimate the economic significance
of cohesive families and communities
5)assume that the economic significance of
goods and services does not lie solely
in the price of those goods and services
Answer:B
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(Questions 5 to 8 )
A key decision required of
advertising managers is whether
a “hard-sell” or “soft-sell” strategy
Line is appropriate for a specific target
5)market. The hard-sell approach
involves the use of direct, forceful
claims regarding the benefits of
the advertised brand over com-
petitors’ offerings. In contrast,
10)the soft-sell approach involves
the use of advertising claims that
imply superiority more subtly.
One positive aspect of the
hard-sell approach is its use of
(15)very simple and straightforward product claims
presented claims presented as
explicit conclusions, with little
room for confusion regarding the
advertiser’s message. However,
(20)some consumers may resent
being told what to believe and
some may distrust the message.
Resentment and distrust often
lead to counterargumentation
(25)and to boomerang effects where
consumers come to believe con-
clusions diametrically opposed
to conclusions endorsed in adver-
rising claims, By contrast, the risk
(30)of boomerang erects is greatly
reduced with soft-sell approaches.
One way to implement the soft-sell
approach is to provide information that implies
the main conclusions
(35)the advertiser wants the consumer
to draw, but leave the conclusions
themselves unstated. Because
consumers are invited to make
up their own minds, implicit
(40)conclusions reduce the risk
of resentment ,distrust, and
counter argumentation.
Recent research on consumer
memory and judgment suggests
(45)another advantage of implicit con-
clusions. Beliefs or conclusions
that are self-generated are more
accessible from memory than
beliefs from conclusions provided
(50)explicitly by other individuals, and
thus have a greater impact on
judgment and decision making.
Moreover, self-generated beliefs
are often perceived as more
(55)accurate and valid than the
beliefs of others, because other
individuals may be perceived as less
less knowledgeable, or may be
perceived as manipulative or
60)deliberately misleading.
Despite these advantages,
implicit conclusions may mot
always be more effective than
explicit Conclusions. One risk
65)is that some consumers may
fail to draw their own conclusions
and thus miss the point of the
message. .Inferential activity is
likely only when consumers are
70) motivated and able to engage in
effortful cognitive processes.
Another risk is that some con-
Summers may draw conclusions
Other than the one intended ,Even
75)if inferential activity is likely there
is no guarantee that consumers
will follow the path provided by the
advertiser. Finally, a third risk is
that consumers may infer the
80)intended conclusion but question
the validity of their inference.
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The primary purpose of the passage is to
1)point out the risks irlvolved in the use
of a particular advertising strategy
2)make a case ror the superiority of one
advertising strategy over another
3)illustrate the ways in which two advertising
strategies may be implemented
4)present the advantages and disadvantages
of two advertising strategies
5)contrast the types of target markets for
which two advertising strategies are
appropriate
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it can be inferred from the passage that the
research mentioned in line 43supports which
of the following statements ?
1)implicit conclusions are more likely to capture
accurately the point of the advertiser’s mes-
sage than are explicit conclusions .
2)counterargument ation is less likely to occur
if an individual’s beliefs or conclusions are
readily accessible from memory .
3)the hard-sell approach results in conclusions
that are more difficult for the consumer to
recall than are conclusions resulting from
the soft-sell approach
4)when the beliefs of others are presented as
definite and forceful claims, they are per-
ceived to be as accurate as self-generated
beliefs.
5)Despite the advantages of implicit con-
clusions, the hard-sell approach involves
fewer risks for the advertiser than does
the soft-sell approach.
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(7 of 41 )
It can be inferred from the passage that one
situation in which the boomerang effect often
occurs is when comsumers
1)have been exposed to forcetul claims that
are diametrically opposed to those in an
advertiser’s message
2)have previous self-generated beliefs or
conclusions that are readily accessible
from memory
3)are subjected to advertising messages
that are targeted at specific markets to
which those consumers do not belong
4)are confused regarding the point of the
advertiser’s message
5)come to view the advertiser’s message
with suspicion
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(8 of 41)
it can be inferred from from the passage that
advertisers could reduce one of the risks
discussed in the last paragraph
if they were able to provide
1)motivation for consumers to think about
the advertisement’s mesang
2)information that implies the advertiser’s
intended conclusion but leaves that
conclusion unstated
3)subtle evidence that the advertised product
is superior to that of competitors
4)information comparing the advertised prod
uct with its competitors
5)opportunity for consumers to generate
their own beliefs or conclusions
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As a pianist, composer, scholar, and essayist on a variety of learned subjects, among
The most gifted and versatile musicians of his time was Camille Saint-Saens(1835-1921)
Who was, as many of his contemporaries were, deeply interested in Oriental themes.
1)As a pianist ,composer, scholar, and essayist on a variety of learned subjects.
Among the most gifted and versatile musicians of his time was Camille Saint-
Saens (1835-1921),who was
2)As a pianist, composer, scholar, and essayist on a variety of earned subjects,
Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921) was among the most gifted and versatile
Musicians of his time. and having been
3)pianist, composer, scholar, and essayist on a variety of learned subjects, among
the most gifted and versatile musicians of his time was Camille Saint-Saens
4)Pianist, composer, scholar, and essayist on a variety of learned subjects, Camille
Saint-Saens (1835-1921) was among the most gifted and versatile
Musicians of his time. and was
5)pianist, composer, scholar, and essayist on a variety of learned subjects, Camille
Saint-Saens (1835-1921) ,who was , among the Musicians of his time. one of the
Most gifted and versatile, had been
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The Hyksos invaded the Nile Delta, of Egypt and ruled it from 1650 B.C.
Their origin is uncertain, but archaeologists hypothesize that they were Canaanites.
In support of this hypothesis, the archaeologists point out that excavations of Avans,
The Hyksos capital in Egypt, have uncovered large numbers of artifacts virtually
Identical to artifacts produced in Ashkelon, and Ashkelon was a majkor city of
Canaan at the time of the Hyksos’ invasion.
In order to evaluate the force of the archaeologists. Evidence ,it would
Useful to determine which of the following ?
1)whether artifacts from Ashkelon were widely traded to non-Canaanite cities
2)Whether significant numbers of artifacts that do not resemble artifacts
produced in Ashkelon have been found at Avaris
3)Whether Avaris was the nearest Hyksos city in Egypt to Canaan
4)Whether Ashkelon after 1550 B.C.continued to produce artifacts similar to whose
5)whether any artifacts produced by the Hyksos after 1550 B.C .have been
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Cash flows to stock and bond mutual funds have gained strength in
the last two months, but fund managers have not been eager to invest
the new money, instead of preferring to raise the cash levels in their
portfolios at the highest level in six months.
1)have not been eager to invest the new money, instead of prefer-
ring to raise the cash levels kin their portfolios at
2)have not been eager to invest the new money, instead prefer-
ring to raise the cash levels kin their portfolios to
3)have not been eager at investing the new money , instead of
preferring to raise the cash levels kin thief portfolios to
4)ere not eager to invest the new money , instead of
preferring to raise the cash levels the cash levels in their portfolios at
5)were not eager at investing the new money, instead preferring
to raise the cash levels in their portfolios to
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Secret passwords are often used to control access to computers. When emoployees
As their initials or birth dates. To improve security, employers should assign ran-
domly generaied passwords to employees rather than allowing employees to make up their own
Which of the following, if true, most seriously undermines the conclusiun drawm above?
1)if passwords are generated randomly, it is theoretically possible that employees
will be assigned passwords that they might have selected on their own.
2)Randomly generated passwords are so difficult for employees to recall that they
Often record the passwords in places where the passwords could be easily
3)Computer systems protected by passwords are designed to ignore commands
That are entered by employees or others who use invalid passwords.
4)in general, the higher the level of security maintained at the computer system, the
more difficult it is for unauthorized users to obtain access to the system.
5)control of physical access to computers by the use of locked doors and guards
should be used un addition to passwords in order to maintain security
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Dolphins lack vocal cords, nevertheless creating sounds: a complicated
system of whistles, Squeaks, moans, trills, and clicks are produced by
sphincter muscles inside the blowhole
1)nevertheless creating sounds: a complicated system of whistles,
squeaks, moans, trills, and clicks are produced by
2)nevertheless creating sounds: they produce a complicated system of
whistles, squeaks, moans, trills, and clicks with
3)but they do create sounds, producing a complicated system of whistles,
squeaks moans, trills, and clucks being produced
4)but nevertheless creating sounds: a complicated system of whistles,
squeaks, moans, trills, and clicks produced by
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According to its proponents, a proposed new style of aircraft could, by
skinning along the top of the atmosphere, fly between most points on
Earth in under two hours.
1)According to its proponents, a proposed new style of aircraft could,
by skimming along the top of the atmosphere, fly between most
points on earth in under two hours.
2)By skimming along the top of the atmosphere, proponents of a pro-
posed new style of aircraft say it could fly between most points on
earth in under two hours.
3)A proposed new style of aircraft could fly between most points on
Earth in under two hours, according to kits proponents, with kit skim-
Ming along the top of the atmosphere.
4)A proposed new style of aircraft, say its proponents, could fly
Between most points on earth in under two hours because of it is
Skimming along the top of the atmosphere..
5)According to its proponents, skinning along the top of the atmo-
Sphere makes it possible that a proposed new style of aircraft
Could fly between most points on earth in under two hours.
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Reptiles, by drawing their body heat directly from the Sun rather
than burning calories to generate it, can survive on ten percent
of the nourishment that a mammal of similar size would normally
1)rather than burning calories to generate it
2)rather than the generation of body heat by burning calories
3)and not from generating it by burning calories
4)instead of by burning calories for generating it
5)instead of body heat generated by burning calories
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In recent years, networks of fiber-optic cable have been replacing electrical wire for
transmitting telecommunications signals, Signals running through fiber-optic cables
deteriorate, and wo the signals must be run through a piece of e3quiplent called a
regenerator before being transmitted father. Light-Line is the leading manufacturer
of signal regenerators. Therefore, Light-line is one of the companies that will most
benefit if new long-distance fiber-optic telecommunications networks are constructed.
Which of the following, if true, casts the most doubt on the prediction about light-ling’s
1) Telecommunications signals sent along electrical wires can travel much Farther
than signals transmitted through fiber-optic before needing to be
2) Expanding its production of regenerators will require Light-line to spend
Proportionately more on labor and materials.
3) The volume of signals that a fiber-optic cable can carry is several Thousand times
greater than the volume that can be carried by an electrical Wire of similar size.
4) There are technologies that enable telecommunications signals to be transmil
Without either wire or fiber-optic cable
5) Several manufacturers are developing regenerator technologies that will allow
To be transmitted many times farther than at present before requiring regeneration
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It is crucially important to farmers that the herbicides they use to
control weeds not damage their crops. One very effective herbicide
is safe for corn, but soybeans are damaged even by the herbicide’s
residue, which remains in the soil more than a year after the herbicide
is applied. Soybeans and corn are not sown together in the same
riled;nevertheless, most farmers are reluctant to use the herbicide
Which of the following, if true, provides the strongest justification for the farmers’ reluctance?
1)The residue of the herbicide in the soil a year after application is
not enough to control most weeds effectively.
2)To maint ain the nutrients in the soil, corn and soybeans are often
planted in A riled in alternate years.
3)The demand for soybeans is growing faster than is the demand
4)For maximum yield, soybean plants are grown closer together to
each other than are corn plants.
5)The application of herbicides is less critical for soybean than for
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According to a recent survey of municipal services, the city’s
streets could be cleaner, its fire code be betterenforced, and
its crime rate reduced if the current adrninistration improved its
1)be better enforced, and its crime rate reduced
2)better enforced, and its crime rate reduced
3)could be better enforced, and kit could reduce its crime rate
4)better enforced, and its crime rate could reduce
5)could be better en forced, and its crime rate reduce
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Sonya: The government of Copeland is raising the cigarette tax. Copeland’s cigarette
prices will still be reasonably low, so cigarette consumption will probably not be
affected much. Consequently, government revenue from the tax will increase.
Raoul: True, smoking is unlikely to decrease, because Copeland’s cigarette prices will
still not be high. They will, however. No longer be the lowest in the region, so we
might begin to see substantial illegal sales of smuggled cigarettes in Copeland.
Raoul responds to Sonya’s argument by doing which of the following?
1)Questioning the support for Sonya’s conclusion by distinguishing carefully between
No change and no decrease
2)calling Sonya’s conclusion into question by pointing to a possible effect of a certain
3)Arguing that Sonya’s conclusion would be better supported if Sonya could cite a
prededent for what she predicts will happen
4)Showing that a cause that Sonya claims will be producing a certain erect is not the
only cause that could produce that effect
5)pointing out that a certain initiative is not bold enough to have the predicts it will have
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Anthropologists once thought
that the ancestors of modern humans
began to walk upright because it freed
Line their hands to use stone tools ,which
5)they had begum to make as the spe-
cies evolved a brain of increased size
and mental capacity.But discoveries
of the three-million-year-old fossil-
ized remains of our hominid ancestor
(10)Australopithecus have yielded sub-
stantial anatomical evidence that
upright walking Appeared prior to
the dramatic enlargernent of the brain
and the development of stone tools
(15)Walking on two legs in an upright
posture (bipedal locomotion) is a less
efficient proposition than walking on
all fours (quadrupedal locomotion)
because several muscle groups that
(20 ) the quadruped uses for propulsion
must instead to provide the biped with stability to provide
the biped with stability and control.
The shape and configuration of vari-
ous bones must likewise be modified
(25)to allow the muscles to perform these
functions in upright walking. Recon-
struction of the pelvis (hipbones) and
femur (thighbone) of “Lucy”, a three-
million-year-old skeleton that is the
(30)most complete fossilized skeleton
from the australopithecine era, has
shown that they are much more like
the corresponding bones of the
modern human than like those of
35)the most closely related living pri-
mate, the quadrupedal chirnpanzee.
Lucy’s wide, shallow pelvis is actually
better suited to bipedal walking than
is the rounder, bowl-like pelvis of
40)the modern human, which evolved
to form the larger birth canal needed
to accommodate the head of a large-
brained human infant .By contrast,
the bead of Lucy’s baby could have
45)been no larger than that of a baby
chimpanzee.
If the small-brained australo-
pithecines were not toolmakers, what
evolutionary advantage did they gain
(50)by walking upright? One theory is that
bipedality evolved in conjunction with
the nuclear family: monogamous
parents cooperating to care for their
offspring. Walking upright permitted
(55)the father to use his hands to gather
food and carry it to his mate from a
distance, allowing the mother to devote
more time and energy to nurturing and
protecting their children. According
(60)to this view, the transition to bipedal
walking may have occurred as long
as ten million years ago, at the time
of the earliest hominids, making it
a crucial initiating event in human
evolution.
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(20 of 41)
the passage suggests that proponents of the
theory mentioned in lines 50-54assume that
which of the following steps in human evolution
occurred most recently?
1)development of a nuclear family structure
2)transition from walking on all fours to
walking upright
3)dramatic enlargement of the brain
4)use of the hands to gather and carry food
5)modification of propulsive muscles to
provide stability and control in locomotion
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(21of 41)
the passage suggests that ,in comparison
with the hominid australopithecines, modern
humans are
1)less well adapted to large group
cooperation
2)less well adapted to walking upright
3)ore agile in running and climbing
4)more well suited to a nuclear family
structure
5)more well suited to cooperative caring
for their offspring
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(22of 41)
according to the passage ,the hominid
australopithecine most closely resembled
a modern human with respect to which of the
following characteristics?
1)Brain size
2)Tool making ability
3)Shape of the pelvis
4)Method of locomotion
5)Preference for certain foods
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(23of 41)
the primary purpose of the passage is to
1)present an interpretation of the chrono-
logical relationship between bipedal
locomotion and certain other key aspects
of human evolution
2)compare the evolutionary advantages and
disadvantages of bipedal locomotion to
those of quadrupedal locomotion
3)argue that the transition to a nuclear family
structure was a more crucial step in
human evolution than was the develop
ment of stone tools
4)analyze anatomical evidence of bipedal
locomotion to show that the large brain
of modern humans developed at a later
stage of evolution than was previously
believed
5)use examples of muscle and bone
structure to illustrate the evolutionary
differences between modern humans,
australopithecines ,and chimpanzees
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The proposed budget includes more than $1 billion in cuts that
will shrink the police department through attrition, have halted
some ambulance shifts, and have suspended plastic and glass
1)have halted some ambulance shifts, and have suspended
2)along with halts in some ambulance shifts, and suspending
3)as well as halted some ambulance shifts, and suspend
4)halt some ambulance shifts, and suspending
5)halt some ambulance shirts, and suspend
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Most European countries offer a variety of programs for assisting
working parents, which include paid maternity and paternity leaves,
financial allowances for families with children, and whey subsidize
public nurseries and kindergartens.
1)for assisting working parents, which include paid maternity
and paternity leaves, financial
allowances for families with
children, and they subsidize
2)for the assistance of working parents, to include paid maternity
and paternity leaves, also financial allowances for families
with children, and subsidizing
3)in order to assist working parents, to include paid maternity and
paternity leaves, financial allowances for families with children,
4)to assist working parents, which includes paid maternity and
paternity leaves, financial allowances for families with children,
5)to assist working parents, including paid maternity and paternity
leaves, financial allowances for families with children, and
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(26 of 41)
Which of the following, if true, most logically completes the argument?
Aroca county’s public schools are supported primarily by taxes on properly
The county plans to eliminate the property tax and support schools with a now
Three percent sales tax on all retail items sold in the county three percent of
Current retail sales is less than the amount collected through property taxes ,but
Implementation of the plan would not necessarily reduce the amount of money
Going to Aroca county public schools ,because_____.
1)many former Aroca county residents left the county because of its high
2)a shopping mall likely to draw shoppers from neighboring counties ,which
have much higher sales-tax rates, is about to open in Aroca county
3)at least some aroca county parents are likely to use the money they will
save on property taxes to send their children to private schools not
4)all of the money they that is collected in property taxes currently goes to be the
5)retailers in aroca county are not likely to absorb the sales tax by reducing
the pretax price of their goods
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(27 of 41)
problems at a California securities firm rippled through
the penny-stock market, forcing at least one Florida
brokerage firm to stop trading, and it sent the shares
of several small companies tumbling
1)forcing at least one Florida brokerage firm to stop t
2)forcing at least one Florida brokerage firm to stop
3)forced at least one Florida brokerage firm to stop
4)with at least one Florida brokerage firm forced to
5)at least one Florida brokerage firm was forced to
stop trading ,and it sent
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Rock samples taken from the remains of an asteroid about twice
the size of the 6-nuke-wide asteroid that eradicated the dinosaurs
has been dated to be 3.47 billion years old and thus is evidence
of the earliest known asteroid impact on Earth.
1)has been dated to be 3.47 billion years old and thus is
2)has been dated at 3.47 billion years old and thus
3)have been dated to be 3.47billion years old and thus are
4)have been dated as being 3.47 billion years old and thus
5)have been dated at 3.47 billion years old and thus are
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Rail Executive: Five years age we discontinued train service between
Lamberton and its suburbs because low ridership caused total
fares collected to be substantially lower than the cost of operating
the service it is true that recent population growth in the suburban
communities suggests increased potential ridership, nevertheless
since most of the newer residents own automobiles, restoring the
train service this year would still result in serious deficits
Which of the following ,if true casts the most serious doubt on the rail executive’s argument?
1)once train service along a given route has been discontinued ,there
are substantial start-up costs associated with restoring service
2)most of the new residents of Lamberton’s suburbs do not need to
travel into Lamberton regularly for shopping or recreation
3)if train service were restored this with increased hours of
service there would not be an increase mcrease in total ridership
4)A survey conducted last year showed that few people living in
Lamberton or its suburbs support increased public funding for
5)Recently there have been sharp increases in parking fees in
Lamberton and in highway tolls on major commuter routes
(1 of 41 )
A consortium of historically Black colleges in the united states
capitalizing on such schools traditionally rich relationships with
African nations , integrating African concerns into an interna-
tional business study
1)Capitalizing on such school’ traditionally rich relationships
with African nations
2)While capitalizing on the traditionally rich relationships of
such schools and African nations
3)Through capitalizing on such schools’ and African nations’
traditionally rich relationships
4)Which capitalize on the traditionally rich relationships of
such schools and African nations
5)In capitalizing on such schools’ and African nations’ tradi-
tionally rich relationship
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(Questions 2 to 4)
Manufacturing site location is an
important consideration in determining
the optimal deployment of a firm’s
Line production resources, but one that is
(5)usually given only limited attention.
Decisions about location are often
based purely on quantitative analyses
that trade off transportation costs,
economies of scale, and other cost-
(10)based variables. This practice,
however, can lead to suboptimal
results, as decision-makers tend to results, as decision-makers tend to
focus only on easily quantifiable rac-
tors. A further disadvantageof strictly
(15)cost-based methods os that they tend to
focus on cost advantage factors, which
are often transitory.Government reg-
ulations, tax systems, and exchange
rates can quickly change. Strategies
20)based on such parameters may
eventually be rendered obsolete by
the very factors that first created an
In contrast, qualitative issues, which
25)are frequently neglected in choosing
manufacturing site locations, are often central to
creating and supporting a
competitive advantage. For example,
the level of skill possessed by the
30)local workforce varies with location;
consequently, location can affect the
ability of firms to implement skill-based
process technologies. When formulat-
ing a site location strategy, companies
35)should therefore emphasize qualitative
factors to ensure that the chosen
strategy supports the company’s
overall business strategy. Only after
establishing a set of desirable location
40)options should companies refine
choices using cost-based factors.
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The passage suggests which of the following
concerning qualitative methods used in
choosing manufacturing sites ?
1) They are more likely then are quantitative
methods to identify issues crucial to
maintaining a competitive advantage
2) They are least useful to companies with
relatively low levels of manufacturing
3)They have little value when applied to
decisions other than choice of site
4)They are more risky for decision makers
than are quantitative methods
5)They are used more frequently by multi
national corporations than by companies
with strictly domestic operations.
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According to the passage ,analysis of quan-
titative factors is best used for which of the
1)Determining strategies for offsetting qual-
itative disadvantages in manufacturing
2) Evaluating manufacturing site-location
parameters affecting long-term
3) Choosing manufacturing site locations
that have access to optimal workforce
4) Narrowing manufacturing site-location
options arrived it through qualitative
5)Making decisions about business considerations other than location
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Sonya: The government of Copeland is raising the cigarette tax. Copeland’s cigarette
prices will still be reasonably low, so cigarette consumption will probably not be
affected much. Consequently, government revenue from the tax will increase.
Raoul: True, smoking is unlikely to decrease, because Copeland’s cigarette prices will
still not be high. They will, however. No longer be the lowest in the region, so we
might begin to see substantial illegal sales of smuggled cigarettes in Copeland.
Raoul responds to Sonya’s argument by doing which of the following?
1)Questioning the support for Sonya’s conclusion by distinguishing carefully between
No change and no decrease
2)Calling Sonya’s conclusion into question by pointing to a possible effect of a certain
3)Arguing that Sonya’s conclusion would be better supported if Sonya could cite a
precedent for what she predicts will happen
4)Showing that a cause that Sonya claims will be producing a certain erect is not the
only cause that could produce that effect
5)Pointing t out that a certain initiative is not bold enough to have the effect that Sonya
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In 1994 the white house named Dr RuthR. Faden
chairperson of the federal advisory committee of
experts they assigned to do a report on the history
and ethics of the government’s radiation experiments
on humans in the 1950’s and 1960’s .
3) that was being assigned doing
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In1852 Robert Angus Smith published a detailed report
of the chemistry of rain kin a large area around the city of
Manchester. England .noting that the closer one came to
town, the more the city air would become increasingly acidic
1)that the closer one came to town, the mote the city air
would become increasingly acidic
2)that the city air became increasingly acidic the closer
3)that coming closer to town, the city air became increasingly acidic
4)that the more the city air became increasingly acidic, the
5)the city air becoming increasingly acidic as one would
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The primary purpose of the passage is to
1)point out the risks involved in the use
of a particular advertising strategy
2)make a case for the superiority of one
advertising strategy over another
3)illustrate the ways in which two advertising
strategies may be implemented
4)present the advantages and disadvantages
of two advertising strategies
5)contrast the types of target markets for
which two advertising strategies are
From 1965 on , the region’s standard of living has
soared, but also unemployment and prices,
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A shortage of orders for Manto Aircraft’s airliners has led analysts to predict that ]
the manufacturer will have to lay workers ,the new order that consolidated
airlines has just made for 20 of Manto’s model TX jets does not provide a reason
for the analysts to revise their predictions ,because simultaneously with its new
order , consolidated canceled its existing order for an equal number of manto’s
larger, more expensive model Z uets
which of the following ,if true, most seriously weakens the argument?
1)Manto relies more heavily on outside subcontractors to provide the labor to
manufacture the Model Z than it does the Model TX
2)The Manto employees who currently work to manufacture the model Z are
Not proficient at manufacturing the model TX
3)Manto includes all required maintenance work for the first five years in the
price of each jet it sells .
4)Manto has had to lay off workers several times within the past ten years but
has typically rehired many of the workers when it subsequently received new orders
5)A large number of the airliners in consolidated is fleet are at the beginning of
their expected service life
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Even though Clovis points, spear points with longitudinal grooves chipped onto
their faces, have been round all over north America ,they are named for the
new Mexico site where whey were first discovered in 1932
1)Even though Clovis points , spear points with longitudinal grooves chipped
onto their faces, have been found all over north America, they are named
for the new Mexico site where they were first discovered in 1932.
2) Although named for the new Mexico site where fist discovered in 1932.
Clovis points are spear points of longitudinal grooves chipped onto their
faces and have been found all over north America .
3) Named for the new Mexico site where they have been first discovered in
1932. Clovis points, spear points of longitudinal grooves chipped onto the
faces, have been found all over north America .
4) Spear points with longitudinal grooves that are chipped onto the faces ,Clovis
points , even though named for the new Mexico site where first discovered
in 1932, but were found all over north America .
5) While Clovis points are spear points whose faces have longitudinal grooves
chipped into them ,they have been found all over north America ,,and named
for the new Mexico site where they have been first discovered in 1932
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Dolphins lack vocal cords , nevertheless creating aounds: s complicated
system of whistles, squeaks, moans , trills , and clicks are produced by
sphincter muscles inside the blowhole .
1)nevertheless creating sounds : a complicated system of whistles,
squeaks , moans, trills, and clicks are produced by
2)nevertheless creating sounds ; they produce a complicated system of
whistles, squeaks ,moans, trills, and clicks with
3)but they do create sounds, producing a complicated system of whistles ,
squeaks , moans , trills , and clicks with
4)but they do create sounds , a complicated system of whistles, squeaks ,
moans, trills , and clicks being produced
5)but nevertheless creating sounds: a complicated system of whistles,
squeaks, moans , trills, and clicks produced by
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The cause of the wreck of the ship Edmund Fitzgeraid in a severe storm
on lake Superior is still unknown , when the sunken wreckage of the ves-
sel was round , searchers discovered the hull in two pieces lying close
together , The storm’s violent waves would have caused separate pieces
floating even briefly on the surface to drift apart . Therefore . the breakup
of the null can be ruled out as the cause of the sinking .
Which of the following is an assumption on which the argument dipends?
1)Ships as large as the Edmund Fitzgerald rarely sink except in the
2)Under water currents at the time of the storm did not move the sepa-
rated pieces of the hull together again .
3) Pieces of the hull would have sunk more quickly than the intact hull
4) The waves of the storm were not violent enough to have caused the
5) If the ship broke up before sinking , the pieces of the hull would not
have remained on the surface for very long
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Written in ink or engraved by stylus, more than 2,000 letters and
documents on wooden tablets excavated at the site of the old roman
fort at vindolanda. In northern England are yielding a historical account
of the military garrison in the first and second centuries that are so
vivid in their details about personal life as they are from Pompeii
1)are so vivid in their details about personal life as they ate
2)ate as vivid in their details of personal life as those gathered
3)is as vivid in their detail about personal lire as that gathered
4)is as vivid in its details of personal life as that gathered
5)is so vivid in its details of personal life as is that
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using the mirrors left on the lunar surface by the Apollo missions, mirrors
allowing the Earth –Moon distance to be measured precisely by lasers, it
has been determined by scientists that the moon is moving from the Earth
at the almost imperceptible rate of thte3e to four centimeters per year .
1)allowing the Earth -Moon distance to be measured precisely by lasers
.it has been determined by scientists that the moon is moving
2)allowing that the Earth-moon distance can be measured precisely
lasers, scientists have been able to determine that the moon is moving
3)that allow the Earth-Moon distance to be measured precisely by lasers ,it was determined byscientists that the
lasers ,it was determined by scientists that the Moon is moving away
4)that allow that the Earth-Moon distance can be measured pre3cisely by
lasers , scientisls were able to determine that the moon is moving away
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