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Government Predicts!

by gmat_perfect » Tue Jul 20, 2010 1:33 am
The government predicts that, for consumers and businesses that make a large number of long-distance calls, the Federal Communications Commission's recent telephone rate cuts will greatly reduce costs, though some consumer groups disagree with the government's estimates, suggesting they are too optimistic.

(A) The government predicts that, for consumers and businesses that make a large number of long-distance calls, the Federal Communications Commission's recent telephone rate cuts will greatly reduce costs
(B) The government predicts that costs will be greatly reduced for consumers and businesses that make a large number of long-distance calls by the Federal Communications Commission's recent telephone rate cuts
(C) The government's prediction is, for consumers and businesses making a large number of long-distance calls, costs will be greatly reduced by the recent telephone rate cuts made by the Federal Communications Commission
(D) For consumers and businesses that make a large number of long-distance calls, the government's prediction that the Federal Communications Commission's recent telephone rate cuts will greatly reduce costs
(E) For consumers and businesses making a large number of long-distance calls, the government predicts that the recent telephone rate cuts that the Federal Communications Commission has made will greatly reduce costs

[spoiler]OA: A[/spoiler]
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by kvcpk » Tue Jul 20, 2010 3:01 am
Good question. I got it wrong. But later found why I was wrong.

I was between A and E.

The government is not predicting something aiming at the consumers and businesses.
Government is predicting that some rate cuts will in a way be benificial to consumers and businesses.
Hence E is out.

pick A

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by outreach » Tue Jul 20, 2010 6:40 am
could not find any error in A
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