-
BTGmoderatorDC
- Moderator
- Posts: 7187
- Joined: Thu Sep 07, 2017 4:43 pm
- Followed by:23 members
Timer
00:00
Your Answer
A
B
C
D
E
Global Stats
The spokesman for the Ministry of Transport announced that the ministry has decided to pave roads with underground wiring as an alternative to spreading salt on the ice- and snow-covered roads. However, an official in the Ministry, who opposes the Ministry's decision, was quoted saying that due to the high initial costs, the project cannot be cost-effective .
Which of the following, if true, most weakens the official's objection to the Ministry's decision?
A) Wiring roads has proved to be an effective means of preventing the accumulation of snow.
B) Recent surveys indicate that ice-covered roads are the number one cause of car accidents in the winter.
C) Last year, the Ministry of Transport spent a third of its budget on winter road maintenance in fuel, salt and personnel.
D) Several countries, which have already wired their roads, still use salt as an additional measure.
E) The price of electricity, on which the underground wiring system runs, has been increasing steadily over the past ten years.
Which of the following, if true, most weakens the official's objection to the Ministry's decision?
A) Wiring roads has proved to be an effective means of preventing the accumulation of snow.
B) Recent surveys indicate that ice-covered roads are the number one cause of car accidents in the winter.
C) Last year, the Ministry of Transport spent a third of its budget on winter road maintenance in fuel, salt and personnel.
D) Several countries, which have already wired their roads, still use salt as an additional measure.
E) The price of electricity, on which the underground wiring system runs, has been increasing steadily over the past ten years.
