Quote:
Dear Applicant: Thank you for your application. Unfortunately, we are unable to offer you a position in our local government office for the summer. As you know, funding for summer jobs is limited, and it is impossible for us to offer jobs to all those who want them. Consequently, we are forced to reject many highly qualified applicants.
Which of the following can be inferred from the letter?
A. The number of applicants for summer jobs in the government office exceeded the number of summer jobs available.
B. The applicant who received the letter was considered highly qualified.
C. Very little funding was available for summer jobs in the government office.
D. The application of the person who received the letter was considered carefully before being rejected.
E. Most of those who applied for summer jobs were considered qualified for the available positions.
ARGUMENT
The office rejected an applicant, because funding is limited and the office cannot offer jobs to everyone;
As a result, the office is forced to reject many highly qualified applicants.
B. it is not explicitly implied that the applicant in question was considered hq;
C. we only know that funding is limited, we cannot tell if it is little;
D. we don't know if the applicant was considered carefully, maybe after the jobs were filled the remaining applicants were automatically rejected;
E. we cannot infer this from the information we have;
Ans (A) if the number applicants didn't exceed availability, then he would have been offered the position.