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　　Whichofthefollowing,iftrue,ismostdamagingtothepositionofthecable-televisionspokesperson?

　　（A）Consumerswhodonotowntelevisionsetsarelesslikelytobeinfluencedintheirpurchasingdecisionsbytelevisionadvertisingthanareconsumerswhoowntelevisionsets.

　　（B）Subscriptionstocabletelevisionincludeaccesstosomepublic-televisionchannels,whichdonotacceptadvertising.

　　（C）Forlocationswithpoortelevisionreception,cabletelevisionprovidespicturequalitysuperiortothatprovidedbyfreetelevision.

　　（D）Thereisasmuchadvertisingonmanycable-televisionchannelsasthereison“free”televisionchannels.（D）

　　（E）Cable-televisionsubscriberscanchoosewhichchannelstheywishtoreceive,andthefeesvaryaccordingly.

　　2.Woodsmokecontainsdangeroustoxinsthatcausechangesinhumancells.Becausewoodsmokepresentssuchahighhealthrisk,legislationisneededtoregulatetheuseofopen-airfiresandwood-burningstoves.

　　Whichofthefollowing,iftrue,providesthemostsupportfortheargumentabove?

　　（A）Theamountofdangeroustoxinscontainedinwoodsmokeismuchlessthantheamountcontainedinanequalvolumeofautomobileexhaust.

　　（B）Withinthejurisdictioncoveredbytheproposedlegislation,mostheatingandcookingisdonewithoilornaturalgas.

　　（C）Smokeproducedbycoal-burningstovesissignificantlymoretoxicthansmokefromwood-burningstoves.

　　（D）Nosignificantbeneficialeffectonairqualitywouldresultifopen-airfireswerebannedwithinthejurisdictioncoveredbytheproposedlegislation.（E）

　　（E）Invalleyswherewoodisusedastheprimaryheatingfuel,theconcentrationofsmokeresultsinpoorairquality.

　　3.Within20yearsitwillprobablybepossibletoidentifythegeneticsusceptibilityanindividualmayhavetowardanyparticulardisease.Eventually,effectivestrategieswillbediscoveredtocounteracteachsuchsusceptibility.Oncetheseeffectivestrategiesarefound,therefore,thepeoplewhofollowthemwillnevergetsick.

　　Theargumentaboveisbasedonwhichofthefollowingassumptions?

　　（A）Foreverydiseasethereisonlyonestrategythatcanpreventitsoccurrence.

　　（B）Inthefuture,geneticswillbetheonlymedicalspecialtyofanyimportance.

　　（C）Allhumansicknessesareinparttheresultofindividuals’geneticsusceptibilities.

　　（D）Allhumansaregeneticallysusceptibletosomediseases.（C）

　　（E）Peoplewillfollowmedicaladvicewhentheyareconvincedthatitiseffective.

　　4.Mostemployeesinthecomputerindustrymovefromcompanytocompany,changingjobsseveraltimesintheircareers.However,SummitComputersisknownthroughouttheindustryforretainingitsemployees.Summitcreditsitssuccessinretainingemployeestoitsinformal,nonhierarchicalworkenvironment.

　　Whichofthefollowing,iftrue,moststronglysupportsSummit’sexplanationofitssuccessinretainingemployees?

　　（A）Somepeopleemployedinthecomputerindustrychangejobsiftheybecomeboredwiththeircurrentprojects.

　　（B）Ahierarchicalworkenvironmenthindersthecooperativeexchangeofideasthatcomputerindustryemployeesconsidernecessaryfortheirwork.

　　（C）ManyofSummit’ssenioremployeeshadpreviouslyworkedatonlyoneothercomputercompany.

　　（D）Inanonhierarchicalworkenvironment,peopleavoidbehaviorthatmightthreatengroupharmonyandthusavoiddiscussingwiththeircolleaguesanydissatisfactiontheymighthavewiththeirjobs.（B）

　　（E）ThecostoflivingnearSummitisrelativelylowcomparedtoareasinwhichsomeothercomputercompaniesarelocated.

　　5.Financingforalargeconstructionprojectwasprovidedbyagroupofbanks.Whenthemoneywasgonebeforetheprojectwascompleted,thebanksapprovedadditionalloans.Now,withfundsusedupagainandcompletionstillnotathand,thebanksrefusetoextendfurtherloans,althoughwithoutthoseloans,theprojectisdoomed.

　　Whichofthefollowing,iftrue,bestexplainswhythebank’scurrentreactionisdifferentfromtheirreactioninthepreviousinstanceofdepletionoffunds?

　　（A）Thebankshavereassessedtheincomepotentialofthecompletedprojectandhaveconcludedthattotalincomegenerablewouldbelessthantotalinterestdueontheoldplustheneedednewloans.

　　（B）Thebankshaveidentifiedseveralotherprojectsthatofferfasterrepaymentoftheprincipalifloansareapprovednowtogetthoseprojectsstarted.

　　（C）Thebankshadagreedwiththeborrowersthattheconstructionloanswouldbesecuredbythecompletedproject.

　　（D）Thecostoverrunswerelargelyduetounforeseeableproblemsthataroseinthemostdifficultphaseoftheconstructionwork.（A）

　　（E）Theprojectstimulatedthedevelopmentandrefinementofseveralnewconstructiontechniques,whichwillmakeiteasierandcheapertocarryoutsimilarprojectsinthefuture.

　　6.Low-incomefamiliesareoftenunabletoaffordasmuchchildcareastheyneed.Onegovernmentprogramwouldawardlow-incomefamiliesarefundontheincometaxestheypayofasmuchas$1,000foreachchildunderagefour.Thisprogramwouldmakeitpossibleforalllow-incomefamilieswithchildrenunderagefourtoobtainmorechildcarethantheyotherwisewouldhavebeenabletoafford.

　　Whichofthefollowing,iftrue,mostseriouslycallsintoquestiontheclaimthattheprogramwouldmakeitpossibleforalllow-incomefamiliestoobtainmorechildcare?

　　（A）Theaveragefamilywithchildrenunderagefourspendsmorethan$1,000ayearonchildcare.

　　（B）Somelow-incomefamiliesinwhichoneoftheparentsisusuallyavailabletocareforchildrenunderagefourmaynotwanttospendtheirincometaxrefundonchildcare.

　　（C）Thereductioningovernmentrevenuesstemmingfromtheincometaxrefundwillnecessitatecutsinothergovernmentprograms,suchasgrantsforhighereducation.

　　（D）Manylow-incomefamilieswithchildrenunderagefourdonotpayanyincometaxesbecausetheirtotalincomeistoolowtobesubjecttosuchtaxes.（D）

　　（E）Incometaxeshaveincreasedsubstantiallyoverthepasttwentyyears,reducingthemoneythatlow-incomefamilieshaveavailabletospendonchildcare.

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　　8.Althoughparapsychologyisoftenconsideredapseudoscience,itisinfactagenuinescientificenterprise,foritusesscientificmethodssuchascontrolledexperimentsandstatisticaltestsofclearlystatedhypothesestoexaminethequestionsitraises.

　　Theconclusionaboveisproperlydrawnifwhichofthefollowingisassumed?

　　（A）Ifafieldofstudycanconclusivelyanswerthequestionsitraises,thenitisagenuinescience.

　　（B）Sinceparapsychologyusesscientificmethods,itwillproducecredibleresults.

　　（C）Anyenterprisethatdoesnotusecontrolledexperimentsandstatisticaltestsisnotgenuinescience.

　　（D）Anyfieldofstudythatemploysscientificmethodsisagenuinescientificenterprise.（D）

　　（E）Sinceparapsychologyraisesclearlystatablequestions,theycanbetestedincontrolledexperiments.

　　9.Hotcooilburners,designedtobeusedinasphaltplants,aresoefficientthatHotcowillsellonetotheCliftonAsphaltplantfornopaymentotherthanthecostsavingsbetweenthetotalamounttheasphaltplantactuallypaidforoilusingitsformerburnerduringthelasttwoyearsandthetotalamountitwillpayforoilusingtheHotcoburnerduringthenexttwoyears.Oninstallation,theplantwillmakeanestimatedpayment,whichwillbeadjustedaftertwoyearstoequaltheactualcostsavings.

　　Whichofthefollowing,ifitoccurred,wouldconstituteadisadvantageforHotcooftheplandescribedabove?

　　（A）Anothermanufacturer’sintroductiontothemarketofasimilarlyefficientburner

　　（B）TheCliftonAsphaltplant’sneedformorethanonenewburner

　　（C）VerypoorefficiencyintheCliftonAsphaltplant’soldburner

　　（D）Adecreaseinthedemandforasphalt（E）

　　（E）Asteadyincreaseinthepriceofoilbeginningsoonafterthenewburnerisinstalled

　　10.Today’slowgasolinepricesmakeconsumerswillingtoindulgetheirpreferenceforlargercars,whichconsumegreateramountsofgasolineasfuel.SoUnitedStatesautomakersareunwillingtopursuethedevelopmentofnewfuel-efficienttechnologiesaggressively.TheparticularreluctanceoftheUnitedStatesautomobileindustrytodoso,however,couldthreatentheindustry’sfuture.

　　Whichofthefollowing,iftrue,wouldprovidethemostsupportfortheclaimaboveaboutthefutureoftheUnitedStatesautomobileindustry?

　　（A）Aprototypefuel-efficientvehicle,builtfiveyearsago,achievesaveryhigh81milespergallononthehighwayand63inthecity,butitsmaterialsarerelativelycostly.

　　（B）SmallcarssoldbymanufacturersintheUnitedStatesaremorefuelefficientnowthanbeforethesuddenjumpinoilpricesin1973.

　　（C）Automakerselsewhereintheworldhaveslowedtheintroductionoffuel-efficienttechnologiesbuthavepressedaheadwithresearchanddevelopmentoftheminpreparationforapredictedriseinworldoilprices.

　　（D）Therearemanytechnologicalopportunitiesforreducingthewasteofenergyincarsandlighttrucksthroughweight,aerodynamicdrag,andbrakingfriction.（C）

　　（E）Thepromotionofmasstransitoverautomobilesasanalternativemodeoftransportationhasencounteredconsumerresistancethatisdueinparttothefailureofmasstransittoaccommodatethewidedi