The rise in the prosperity

Answer choices

1. A

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   An exhaustive search of the marshes last year revealed no sign of marsh hawks, so it can be assumed that a similar search this

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2. B

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   Building a circular bypass road around Plainfield probably helped the flow of local traffic in the town center, since a circular bypass road generally

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3. C

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   Before the banks raised their interest rates, people on average incomes could almost afford a mortgage for an amount twice their salary, hence the

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4. D

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   Since the improvement in the company’s profitability began to occur after the vice president’s new morale-building program was put in place, that program can

   Why this is right

   Answer D is correct.

   Skill tested: Parallel · how this choice captures the argument's function is the move to repeat next time.

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5. E

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   The extinction of the dinosaurs was brought about by an asteroid colliding with Earth, so their extinction could not

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