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The fight against the drug trade in Country X should focus for the time being on tightening the country’s borders and targeting its major smugglers. Wiping out poppy fields in rural areas means even greater hardship for an economically depressed farming population. Rather, the United Nations and the government of Country X must carefully rebuild agricultural infrastructure in areas where the economy depends on these poppy fields.
What purpose do the two boldface sentences serve in the passage?
A. The first is the conclusion drawn by the speaker; the second is the alternative to that conclusion.
B. The first is a short-term solution to a problem; the second is a long-term solution to the same problem.
C. The first presents a problem; the second poses an ideal solution to the problem.
D. The first presents a popular solution to a problem; the second presents a solution preferred by the author.
E. The first presents an argument; the second presents evidence to support the argument.
What purpose do the two boldface sentences serve in the passage?
A. The first is the conclusion drawn by the speaker; the second is the alternative to that conclusion.
B. The first is a short-term solution to a problem; the second is a long-term solution to the same problem.
C. The first presents a problem; the second poses an ideal solution to the problem.
D. The first presents a popular solution to a problem; the second presents a solution preferred by the author.
E. The first presents an argument; the second presents evidence to support the argument.
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OFFICIAL EXPLANATION
The first boldface sentence states that the fight against the drug trade in Country X should focus for the time being on tightening the country’s borders and targeting its major smugglers. The second boldface sentence states that the United Nations and the government of Country X should eventually replace the poppy fields with other farming ventures ("agricultural infrastructure"). We need to find a choice that describes the relationship between these two sentences.
(A) This choice states that the first sentence is the conclusion and that the second sentence is an alternative to that conclusion. This misrepresents the relationship. The first sentence is a shorter-term conclusion and the second sentence is a longer-term conclusion of the argument.
(B) CORRECT. This choice states that the first sentence is a short-term solution to a problem and the second a long-term solution to the same problem. This accurately describes the relationship. The first sentence states that the fight should focus "for the time being" on borders and smuggling while the second sentence states that the United Nations and the government of Country X should work to replace the poppy crop with something else.
(C) This choice states that the first sentence presents a problem. According to the text, however, the first sentence is not a problem but a solution to a problem.
(D) This choice states that the first sentence presents a popular solution to a problem. Since we have no way of knowing whether the solution is popular, this cannot be correct.
(E) This choice states that the first sentence presents an argument and that the second sentence provides evidence to support that argument. Though the first sentence does present an argument, the second sentence, rather than providing evidence, presents a second argument.
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21 Mar 2021, 21:55
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a,c,e seem wrong
between B or D, I pick B because we don't know if the solution is popular and if the second is prefered by author
and it says in (B) the fight should focus for the time being - short time
(B)
