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Paragraph Comprehension Test

35.
Scientists are taking a closer look at the recent boom in the use of wood for
heating. Wood burning, it seems, releases high levels of pollutants. IT is believed
that burning wood produces a thousand times more CO, carbon monoxide, than
natural gas does when it burns.

According to the passage, CO is

(A) natural gas.
(B) wood.
(C) carbon monoxide.
(D) heat.

36. The location of a railway line is necessarily a compromise between the desire to
build the line with as little expense as possible and the desire to construct it so
that its route will cover that over which trade and commerce are likely to flow.

The route selected for a railway line
(A) should be the one over which the line can be built most cheaply.
(B) determines the location of commercial centers.
(C) should always cover the shortest possible distance between its terminals
(D) cannot always be the one involving the lowest construction costs.

37. A survey to determine the subjects that have helped students most in their jobs
shows that word processing leads all other subjects in the business group. It also
leads among the subjects college students consider most valuable and would
take again if they were to return to high school.

The paragraph best supports the statement that

(A) the ability to word process is an asset in business and in school.
(B) students who return to night school take word processing.
(C) students with a knowledge of word processing do superior work in college.
(D) success in business is assured those who can word process.

38. Direct lighting is the least satisfactory lighting arrangement. The desk or ceiling
light with a reflector that diffuses all the rays downward is sure to cause glare on
the working surface.

Direct lighting is least satisfactory as a method of lighting chiefly because

(A) the light is diffused causing eye strain.
(B) the shade on the individual desk lamp is not constructed along scientific lines.
(C) the working surface is usually obscured by the glare.
(D) direct lighting is injurious to the eyes.

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