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PREP2012 PREP07 Test 2
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The author's main point is that
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The concept of the grand jury dates from the twelfth century, when Henry II of England ordered panels of common citizens should prepare lists of who were their communities' suspected criminals.
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PREP07 Test 1 PREP2012
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According to the Tristate Transportation Authority, making certain improvements to the main commuter rail line would increase ridership dramatically. The authority plans to finance these improvements over the course of five years by raising automobile tolls on the two highway bridges along the route the rail line serves. Although the proposed improvements are indeed needed, the authority's plan for securing the necessary funds should be rejected because it would unfairly force drivers to absorb the entire cost of something from which they receive no benefit.Which of the following, if true, would cast the most doubt on the effectiveness of the authority's plan to finance the proposed improvements by increasing bridge tolls?
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It can be inferred from the passage that the author would characterize the activities engaged in by early chartered trading companies as being
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Efforts to equalize the funds available to school districts, a major goal of education reformers and many states in the 1970's, has not significantly reduced the gaps existing between the richest and poorest districts.
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PREP07 Test 1 PREP2012
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Roland: The alarming fact is that 90 percent of the people in this country now report that they know someone who is unemployed. Sharon: But a normal, moderate level of unemployment is 5 percent, with 1 out of 20 workers unemployed. So at any given time if a person knows approximately 50 workers, one or more will very likely be unemployed.Sharon's argument is structured to lead to which of the following as a conclusion?
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The author lists the various activities of early chartered trading companies in order to
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Unlike a typical automobile loan, which requires a 15 to 20 percent down payment, the lease-loan buyer is not required to make an initial deposit on the new vehicle.
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PREP07 Test 2 PREP2012
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Guitar strings often go "dead"-become less responsive and bright in tone-after a few weeks of intense use. A researcher whose son is a classical guitarist hypothesized that dirt and oil, rather than changes in the material properties of the string, were responsible.Which of the following investigations is most likely to yield significant information that would help evaluate the researcher's hypothesis?
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PREP2012 PREP07 Test 2
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With which of the following generalizations regarding management structures would the author of the passage most probably agree?
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The first decision for most tenants living in a building undergoing being converted to cooperative ownership is if to sign a no-buy pledge with the other tenants.
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Increases in the level of high-density lipoprotein (HDL)in the human bloodstream lower bloodstream cholesterol levels by increasing the body's capacity to rid itself of excess cholesterol. Levels of HDL in the bloodstream of some individuals are significantly increased by a program of regular exercise and weight reduction.Which of the following can be correctly inferred from the statements above?
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PREP2012 PREP07 Test 2
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The passage suggests that modern multinationals differ from early chartered trading companies in that
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In Alexandria, the Ptolemys founded a library so as the written remains of Greek literature could be gathered together and systematized.
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OG12 PREP2012
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In Asia, where palm trees are nonnative, the trees` flowers have traditionally been pollinated by hand, which has kept palm fruit productivity unnaturally low.
When weevils known to be efficient pollinators of palm flowers were introduced into Asia in 1980, palm fruit productivity increased-by up to 50 percent in some areas-but then decreased sharply in 1984.Which of the following statements, if true, would best explain the 1984 decrease in productivity?
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The author states that the research described in the first paragraph was undertaken in order to
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Glaciers form when the snow, sleet, and hail that fall in a given climatic region exceed the amount capable of being lost through evaporation or melting.
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OG12 PREP2012
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Which of the following best completes the passage below?People buy prestige when they buy a premium product. They want to be associated with something special. Mass-marketing techniques and price-reduction strategies should not be used because_____.
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It can be inferred from the passage that which of the following would most probably be observed during the Earth's passage through a meteor stream if the conventional theories mentioned in highlight text were correct?
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It is the powerful compound capsaicin that makes a chili pepper hot; a single drop that has no taste and odor is capable of detection by humans at one part per million.
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