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Q1. A property management company that operates a large townhouse complex has recently implemented a strict new policy that prohibits tenants from having certain breeds of dogs that it deems overly aggressive. The policy will apply only to new tenants and tenants who renew their leases. There has been a steep increase in the number of dog attacks associated with these breeds over the last two years, and the property manager has concluded that the new policy is the only way to reduce the number of attacks. The tenants’ association disagrees, claiming that the new policy will not significantly remedy the situation in the long run. Which of the following, if true, would most effectively undermine the claim made by the tenants’ association? A. Similar apartment complexes in the area have been able to effectively reduce the number of dog attacks. B. There have been some dog attacks from breeds not added to the restricted list. C. The apartment owner’s insurance policy does not cover any costs associated with dog attacks. D. More than 90 percent of the current tenants have leases that expire over the next two years. E. A majority of attacks occurred when tenants did not have proper control over their dogs. Difficulty - Hard
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Q2. Antibiotics prove to be the only effective means of treating some serious diseases. Nevertheless, it cannot be stated that antibiotics are always beneficial for human health, since they are known to reduce immune system activity, and persons with reduced immune system activity are likely to be afflicted by various infectious diseases. Which of the following statements can be properly inferred from the passage above? (A)Treatment of some diseases always results in reduced immune system activity. (B)Antibiotics are the only effective means of treating some infectious diseases. (C)New medications will be developed in the future to replace antibiotics. (D)Reduction of immune system activity caused by antibiotics can be avoided by taking some other medications that increase immune system activity. (E)Antibiotics are the major cause of reduced immune system activity. Difficulty - Hard
CR Questions February - 15 :Q1. Health care advocate: The advantages of eating fish are many; unfortunately fish consumption in Colton is extremely low. Splitting hairs over whether one fish has less omega-3 fatty acid per serving than other types of fish when the total fat content is low seems to miss the point. Colton’s policy-makers should encourage people to eat more fish, and then worry about fine-tuning either the fish’s diet or our diet to edge up the omega-3 content.
Which of the following , if true , most seriously weakens the Health Care Advocate’s reasoning above?
A. Sales of many common types of fish rich in omega-3 fatty acid have increased over recent years.
B. Heavy consumption of omega-3 fatty acid frequently results in symptoms, such as headaches, and even joint pain.
C. On average, people consumer 5 percent less omega-3 fatty acid today than they did 10 years ago.
D. Most of Colton’s population already consume a comparable amount of food rich in omega-3 content from sources other than fish.
E. Many adults currently consumer no omega-3 fatty acid from fish or from sources other than fish.
Difficulty - Hard
Q2. A fossil recently discovered in Marlandia, a chain of islands, proves that a present-day reptile indigenous to Marlandia is descended from an ancient reptile species that lived on the islands millions of years ago. The finding is surprising since the ancestral species was thought to have become extinct when Marlandia was submerged in a global sea-level rise twenty-five million years ago. Based on the new discovery, many scientists have concluded that the sea-level rise in question left at least part of Marlandia unsubmerged.
Which of the following would, if true, provide the most additional support for the scientists’ conclusion?
A. Reptiles in Marlandia have adapted to many environmental changes since the sea-level rise.
B. Marlandia separated from a much larger landmass about eighty million years ago.
C. No fossils that prove the relationship between the present-day species and the ancestral species have been found anywhere other than Marlandia.
D. The present-day reptiles are able to thrive on very tiny Marlandia islands.
E. The ancestral reptiles could not have survived long at sea.
Difficulty - Hard