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34. e. Choice e covers the most important ideas in

the two paragraphs. All the other choices choose

more minor details from the paragraphs as the

main subjects.

35. e. Choice e includes both the informational con￾tent and light tone of the passage. Choices a and

b describe too scientific an aim for the content

and tone. Choice c does not include the informa￾tional content of the passage. Choice d assumes a

particular audience for the passage which is nei￾ther named nor implied in any of the passage’s

content.

36. c. Any of the choices may be a definition of back￾ground; however, the context of the passage indi￾cates that the word refers to the education and

training of the proposed author—that is, the

author’s ability to write the book.

37. d. See the second sentence of the second para￾graph. Compaction may well reduce transporta￾tion costs (choice a) according to the first

sentence of the second paragraph. That it reduces

the volume of waste (choice b) is an advantage,

not a disadvantage. Compaction is not designed

to eliminate organic matter, so confirming that it

has been eliminated (choice c) is not an issue.

Compaction is done on-site (refuting choice e), as

asserted in the first paragraph.

38. b. See sentence four of the second paragraph.

The effects of sterilization of waste (choice a) is

not included in the passage. Oxydizing (choice c)

is simply a part of the process of hydropulping.

Processing (choice d) is the general category that

includes all the methods of disposing of medical

wastes. While compacting (choice e) does change

the volume of the waste, it is not appropriate for

eliminating hazardous materials.

39. a. See the last sentence of the third paragraph,

which states that incineration is . . . the preferred

method for on-site treatment. The other choices

take place off-site.

40. a. The first sentence states that off-site disposal is

appropriate for hospitals with less than 150 beds,

which implies fewer patients. Choices b, c, and d

are mentioned with regard to both off-site and

on-site disposal. The first sentence of the passage

indicates that all the waste discussed in the pas￾sage is regulated (choice e).

41. a. To depict the Sami, the author uses words that

point to their gentleness, which is an admirable

quality: They move quietly, display courtesy to the

spirits of the wilderness, and were known as

peaceful retreaters. There is nothing pitying, con￾temptuous, or patronizing in the language, and

nothing in the passage indicates that the author is

perplexed—the description of the Sami is clear

and to the point.

42. d. The correct answer is implied by the statement

in the third sentence that carefully managed e￾mail results in effective communication. Choice a

is wrong because the opposite is true. Choice b is

wrong because even though e-mail is more wide￾spread, it has not necessarily changed considerably.

Choices c and e are not indicated in the

paragraph.

43. b. This choice is correct because the third sen￾tence states that telecommuters produce 20%

more than their on-location counterparts. Choice

a is not mentioned in the paragraph. Choice c is

wrong because more productivity does not nec￾essarily mean better quality. Choices d is not men￾tioned, and choice e is refuted in the final

sentence.

44. d. The last two sentences point to the need for

precautions when sending a fax. There is no indi￾cation in the paragraph that choice a is true.

Choice b is incorrect because the paragraph indi￾cates that, with caution, confidential faxes can be

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