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1.ThelawsoftheEuropeanUnionandofitsmemberstatesmusteachbeclear,uptodate,andallworkwelltogether.

A.Clear,uptodate,andall

B.Clearanduptodate,andtheymustall

C.Clear,musteachbeuptodate,and

D.Clear,andeachmustbeuptodateand

E.Clear,beuptodate,andhaveto

2.Theweddingin1923oftheDukeofYork,thefutureKingGeorgeVI,wasthefirstmarriageofaprinceofEngland’sroyalhousetobecelebratedinWestminsterAbbeyin500years.

A.Tobecelebrated

B.Thathasbeencelebrated

C.Forcelebration

D.Beingcelebrated

E.Thatwastobecelebrated

3.Healthylungsproduceanaturalantibioticthatprotectsthemfrominfectionbyroutinelykillingharmfulbacteriaonairwaysurfaces.Peoplewithcysticfibroses,however,areunabletofightoffsuchbacteria,eventhoughtheirlungsproducenormalamountsoftheantibiotic.Sincethefluidonairwaysurfacesinthelungsofpeoplewithcysticfibrosisbasanabnormallyhighsaltconcentration,scientistshypothesizethatinhighsaltenvironmentstheantibioticbecomesineffectiveatkillingharmfulbacteria.

Whichofthefollowing,ifitwereobtainedasanexperimentalresult,wouldmostdecisivelyunderminethescientists’hypothesis?

lungsinwhichthesaltconcentrationoftheairway-surfacefluidhasbeensubstantiallyincreasedareabletoreestablishtheirnormalsaltconcentrationwithinarelativelyshortperiodoftime.

antibioticproducedbythelungsiseffectiveatkillingharmfulbacteriaevenwhensaltconcentrationsarebelowlevelstypicalofhealthylungs.

saltconcentrationoftheairway-surfacefluidinthelungsofpeoplewhosufferfromcysticfibrosistendstoreturntoitsformerhighlevelsafterhavingbeenreducedtolevelstypicalofhealthylungs.

lungsofpeoplewhosufferfromcysticfibrosisareunabletofightoffharmfulbacteriaevenwhenthesaltconcentrationisreducedtolevelstypicalofhealthylungs.

saltconcentrationintheairway-surfacefluidofpeoplewhoselungsproducelower-than-averageamountsoftheantibioticisgenerallymuchlowerthanthattypicalofhealthylungs.

4.Atanorientationmeeting,thetravelersweretoldthatavisa,alandingcard,andevidenceofinoculationagainsttyphoidfeverwouldbeneededbyeachofthem.

visa,alandingcard,andevidenceofinoculationagainsttyphoidfeverwouldbeneededbyeachofthem

wouldneedavisa,alandingcard,andevidenceoftheirbeinginoculatedagainsttyphoidfever

wouldneedevidenceofbeinginoculatedagainsttyphoidfeverandavisaandlandingcard

wouldeachneedavisa,alandingcard,andevidenceofinoculationagainsttyphoidfever

wouldneedvisas,landingcards,andevidenceofinoculationagainsttyphoidfeverforeachofthem

5-7

Inthe1930’sand1940’s,AfricanAmericanindustrialworkersinthesouthernUnitedStates,whoconstituted80percentoftheunskilledfactorylaborforcethere,stronglysupportedunionization.WhiletheAmericanFederationofLabor（AFL）eitherexcludedAfricanAmericansormaintainedraciallysegregatedunions,theCongressofIndustrialOrganizations（CIO）organizedintegratedunionsnationwideonthebasisofastatedpolicyofequalrightsforall,andAfricanAmericanunionistsprovidedtheCIO’sbackbone.YetitcanbearguedthatthroughcontractsnegotiatedandenforcedbyWhiteunionmembers,unions—CIOunionsnotexcluded—wereofteninstrumentalinmaintainingtheoccupationalsegregationandotherformsofracialdiscriminationthatkeptAfricanAmericanssociallyandeconomicallyoppressedduringthisperiod.However,recognizingemployers’poweroverworkersasacentralfactorinAfricanAmericans’economicmarginalunionization,AfricanAmericanworkerssawtheneedtojoinwithWhiteworkersinseekingchangedespiteWhiteunionists’tolerationoforsupportforracialdiscrimination.ThepersistenteffortsofAfricanAmericanunionistseventuallypaidoff:

manybecamehighlyeffectiveorganizers,gainingtherespectofevenracistWhiteunionistsbywinningvictoriesforWhiteaswellasAfricanAmericanworkers.AfricanAmericanunioniststhussucceededinstrengtheningtheunionswhileusingthemasinstrumentsofAfricanAmericans’economicempowerment.

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5.Thepassageisprimarilyconcernedwith

thatunionsfailedtoaddresstheconcernsofAfricanAmericanworkersduringaparticularperiod

thatAfricanAmericanworkers’participationinunionsduringaparticularperiodwasultimatelybeneficialtothem

thetreatmentofAfricanAmericanworkersbytwodifferentlabororganizationsduringaparticularperiod

reasonsforthesuccessofAfricanAmericanunionistsinwinningvictoriesforbothAfricanAmericanandWhiteworkersduringaparticularperiod

oneexplanationfortheattitudesofAfricanAmericanworkerstowardunionizationduringaparticularperiod

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6.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingwastrueofmanyracistWhiteunionistsduringtheperioddiscussedinthepassage?

attitudestowardAfricanAmericanunionorganizerschangedoncetheyrecognizedthattheactivitiesoftheseorganizerswereservingworkers’interests.

wereapowerfulelementinthesouthernlabormovementbecausetheyconstitutedthemajorityoftheunskilledfactorylaborforceinthesouthernUnitedStates.

persistedinopposingtheCIO’sadoptionofastatedpolicyofequalrightsforall.

primarygoalwastostrengthenthenegotiatingpoweroftheunionsthroughincreasingWhiteunionmembership.

advocacyofracialdiscriminationhamperedunionsintheireffortstogainmorepowerforworkers.

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7.GWD-9-Q23G-9-Q23:

TheauthorofthepassagesuggestswhichofthefollowingaboutAfricanAmericanworkerswhoparticipatedinunionactivitiesinthe1930’sand1940’s?

believedthattheeliminationofdiscriminationwithinunionswasanecessaryfirststeptowardtheachievementofeconomicadvancementforAfricanAmericans.

belongedexclusivelytoCIOunionsbecausetheywereexcludedfromAFLunions.

believedthattheeconomicadvancementofAfricanAmericanworkersdependedonorganizedeffortstoempowerallworkers.

ofthemadvocatedtheorganizationofseparateAfricanAmericanunionsbecauseofdiscriminatorypracticesintheAFLandtheCIO.

ofthemdidnotbelievethatWhiteunionistsinCIOunionswouldtolerateorsupportracialdiscriminationagainstAfricanAmericanworkers.

8.TheOLEXPetroleumCompanyhasrecentlydeterminedthatitcouldcutitsrefiningcostsbyclosingitsrefineryandconsolidatingallrefiningatitsTasbergrefinery.ClosingtheGrenvillerefinery,however,wouldmeantheimmediatelossofabout1,200jobsinthearea.Eventuallythelivesofmorethan10,000peoplewouldbeseriouslydisrupted.Therefore,OLEX'sdecision,announcedyesterday,tokeepopenshowsthatatOLEXsocialconcernssometimesoutweighthedesireforhigherprofits.

Whichofthefollowing,iftrue,mostseriouslyunderminestheargumentgiven?

A.TheGrenvillerefinery,althoughitoperatesatahighercostthantheTasbergrefinery,hasneverthelessbeenmoderatelyprofitableformanyyears.

B.EventhoughOLEXcouldconsolidateallitsrefiningattheTasbergplant,doingsoattheGrenvilleplantwouldnotbefeasible.

C.TheTasbergrefineryismorefavorablysituatedthantherefinerywithrespecttothemajorsupplyroutesforrawpetroleum.

D.IftheGrenvillerefinerywereeverclosedandoperationsattheTasbergrefineryexpanded,jobopeningsatTasbergwouldtotheextentpossiblebefilledwithpeopleformerlyemployedat

E.ClosureoftheGrenvillerefinerywouldmeancompliance,atenormouscost,withdemandinglocalcodesregulatingthecleanupofabandonedindustrialsites.

9.Whichofthefollowingmostlogicallycompletestheargumentbelow?

AccordingtopromotionalmaterialpublishedbythecityofSpringfield,moretouristsstayinhotelsinSpringfieldthanstayintheneighboringcityofHarristown.AbrochurefromthelargesthotelinHarristownclaimsthatmoretouristsstayinthathotelthanstayintheRoyalArmsHotelinSpringfield.Ifbothofthesesourcesareaccurate,however,the“ReportonTourism”fortheregionmustbeinerrorinstatingthat.

averagelengthofstayislongeratthelargesthotelinHarristownthanitisattheRoyalArmsHotel.

isonlyonehotelinHarristownthatislargerthantheRoyalArmsHotel.

touristsstayinhotelsinHarristownthanstayintheRoyalArmsHotel.

RoyalArmshotelisthelargesthotelinSpringfield

royalarmshotelistheonlyhotelinSpringfield.

10.WithastongdollarkeepingdownthecostofimportedcarsintheUnitedStates,foreignautomakershavebeenabletokeeppricevirtuallysteadysincethecurrentmodelyearbegansixmonthsago,whileAmericanautomakershavebeenforcedtoraiseprices.

A.WithastongdollarkeepingdownthecostofimportedcarsintheUnitedStates

B.BythecostforimportedcarsintheUnitedStateshavingbeenkeptdowwithastrongdollar,

C.WhilethecostforimportedcarsintheUnitedStateshavebeenkeptdownwithastrongdollar,

D.ThecostofimportedcarsintheUnitedStateskeptdownwithastongdollar,

E.WhenastrongdollarkeptdownthecostofimportedcarsintheUnitedStates

11.Thegovernmentdelayedtheadoptionofanewdata-scramblingforprotectingtheworld’smostsensitivefinancialtransactions,includingmostbanks’electronicfundstransfers,aftertwocomputerscientistshavediscoveredanerrorthatwillallowsomeonetodecodetheinformation.

A.