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Official Explanation

RO1

The question asks about the speakers’ disagreement regarding the funding of the bridge repairs. Emily says that the plan will waste a lot of money and is inefficient. Juanita says that even though the bond plan is flawed, the city cannot just close the bridges until it finds funding for the repairs. Thus, Juanita believes the bond plan is prudent, while Emily believes it is not. Neither speaker discusses the likelihood that the bond issue will raise the needed funds, and thus there is no evidence that they disagree about how possible, unlikely, or difficult it would be to fund the repairs. As discussed in the analysis of RO2, both speakers believe repair of the bridges is urgent, so they do not disagree about the urgency of funding repairs.

The correct answer is prudent.

RO2

The question asks about the speakers’ agreement regarding the bridge repairs. Emily calls the repairs urgently needed, and Juanita says the bridges really do need repairs to be safe. Thus, both speakers agree that the repairs are urgent. Neither speaker considers the nature or difficulty of the repairs themselves, so there is no way to conclude that they agree about how possible, unlikely, prudent, or difficult the repairs will be.

The correct answer is urgent.