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Paragraph Comprehension Test

The property of phosphorous that makes it ideal for use on matches is
(A) its light color.
(B) its high kindling temperature.
(C) its low kindling temperature.
(D) the fact that it contains carbon.

Questions 56 and 57 are based on the following passage

56. Racketeers are primarily concerned with business affairs, legitimate or otherwise,
and preferably those that are close to the margin of legitimacy. They get their
best opportunities from business organizations that meet the needs of large
sections of the public for goods and services that are defined as illegitimate by
the same public, such as gambling, illicit drugs, etc. In contrast to the thief, the
racketeer and the establishments he or she controls deliver goods and services
for money received.

According to the passage, racketeering, unlike theft, involves
(A) payment for goods received.
(B) unlawful activities.
(C) organized gangs.
(D) objects of value.

57. It can be deduced that suppression of racketeering is difficult because
(A) many people want services that are not obtainable through legitimate sources.
(B) racketeers are generally engaged in fully legitimate enterprises.
(C) victims of racketeers are not guilty of violating the law.
(D) laws prohibiting gambling are unenforceable.

Questions 58 - 60 are based on the following passage.

58.
The two systems of weights and measures are the English system and the
metric system. The English system uses units such as foot, pound, and quart,
the metric system uses meter, gram and liter.

The metric system was first adopted in France in 1795 and is now used by most
countries in the world. In the metric system, the unit of length is the meter, which
is one ten-millionth of the distance from the Equator to the North Pole.
The British recently changed their system of weights and measures to the metric
system; however, in the United States, there has been much opposition to this
change. It would cost billions of dollars to change all our weights and
measurements to the metric system.

According to the passage, the metric system is used
(A) in all of Europe except Great Britain.
(B) in almost all countries of the world.
(C) in only a few countries.
(D) mostly in Europe.
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