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PostPosted: Fri May 16, 2008 11:36 am    Post subject: SC5 Reply with quote

Building large new hospitals in the bistate area would constitute a wasteful use of resources, on the basis of avoidance of duplicated facilities alone.
(A) on the basis of avoidance of duplicated facilities alone
(B) on the grounds of avoiding duplicated facilities alone
(C) solely in that duplicated facilities should be avoided
(D) while the duplication of facilities should be avoided
(E) if only because the duplication of facilities should be avoided


Please explain as to what should be the answer.

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PostPosted: Fri May 16, 2008 11:46 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

C, D and E are all incorrect "should be avoided"

between A and B, B is correct because it uses the correct form "avoiding duplicated facilities"
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PostPosted: Fri May 16, 2008 11:48 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I also answered B, but 1000SCs says that E is the correct answer. Are all the answers given in 1000SCs reliable?
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PostPosted: Fri May 16, 2008 1:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Answers are reliable. If only the "if only" was not there I would have gone with E

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