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题目： Ten years ago, the Salisbury City Council passed the Culinary Bill, new legislation to protect the interests of local non-franchise restaurants. Of the 120 local non-franchise restaurants in Salisbury today, 85 opened during the last ten years. Clearly the Culinary Bill has caused a surge in the number of local non-franchise restaurants operating in Salisbury over the past ten years. Which of the following is an assumption on which the argument depends?

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题目： Omega Corporation has hired two management consultant firms, ManageFix! and EfficiencyRun, to help cut unnecessary costs by streamlining its corporate structure. By following ManageFix!'s plan, Omega Corp. will save more money than it would by following EfficiencyRun's plan. Therefore, by following ManageFix!'s plan, Omega Corp. will be doing the most that can be done to cut unnecessary costs due to inefficient corporate structure.Which of the following is an assumption on which the argument depends?

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题目： Along the mudflats of Garantia exist two types of annelids: earthworms and lugworms. Earthworms tend to emerge from the mud early in the morning when there is more moisture and nutrients. As a result, earthworms have access to more nutrients and thus reproduce far faster than the lugworm, which spends much of the day submerged in the mud. Nonetheless, the lugworm population far outnumbers that of the earthworm.Which of the following, if true, helps LEAST to resolve the apparent discrepancy noted above?

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题目： Technology Analyst: The programmers at the website Cyberepicuria have recently made a breakthrough, solving a hard programming problem. They finally have perfected a special program in which users can enter any foods or any flavors they like, and the website will suggest different foods and food combinations with somewhat different flavors that the users will also like. The website will charge users a modest fee for access. Users of the beta version ecstatically have reported that, because of the program's suggestions, they have discovered whole new categories of food that they absolutely love. No other website offers anything like this. Because Cyberepicuria is the only website offering this service, anyone who invests in Cyberepicuria right now is likely to double or triple their money in a very short time. Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the analyst's argument above?

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题目： Over the past ten years, the population of Dismaston has grown five times as large as it was. During this time, the average income in the city has risen substantially, and a tremendous amount of capital has flowed into city. An independent audit found that, somewhat surprisingly, the number of violent felonies reported per year is now lower than it was ten years ago. Each of the following statements below, if true, would explain the somewhat surprising finding EXCEPT:

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题目： Economist: In today's post-industrial economy, higher education is essential for achieving prosperity. Without a college degree or higher, citizens do not have access to the highest quartile of salaries, and only individuals earning salaries in this highest quartile have enough disposable income to buy real estate and invest in long term assets. The argument assumes that

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题目： Based on information in the second paragraph, which of the following can best be supported?

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题目： The passage is primarily concerned with

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题目： According to the last paragraph, planning itself may be thwarted for which of the following reasons?

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题目： It can be inferred from the passage that the author believes that government attempts to control exchange rates

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题目： One reason advocates of bimetallism did not favor a "gold only" standard was that they believed that

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题目： According to the passage, bimetallism was not enduring because it

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题目： The author of the passage believes William Jennings Bryant's argument that a gold standard favors the rich to be

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题目： Which of the following would constitute evidence against Turcotte's model?

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题目： In the context of the passage as a whole, the purpose of the second paragraph is