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by quocbao

Wed Mar 25, 2009 3:51 am
Forum: Problem Solving
Topic: Word problem
Replies: 1
Views: 886

OA is D

Thanks everyone

by quocbao

Tue Mar 24, 2009 7:05 pm
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: The 25% Tax Credit
Replies: 7
Views: 1635

Thanks, it lightens me :-D

by quocbao

Tue Mar 24, 2009 6:52 pm
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: Overweight problem
Replies: 4
Views: 1501

E uses the wrong tense.

"were in doubt" vs "were doubtful" vs "doubted"

"doubted" won :-D

by quocbao

Tue Mar 24, 2009 6:20 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Troy Existence
Replies: 7
Views: 1712

The nineteenth-century Russian composers known as "The Five" were united by their holding an ideal of a national music based on folk melodies and themes. (A) were united by their holding (B) had as their uniting ideal (C) united each other with (D) united based on (E) were united with I t...

by quocbao

Tue Mar 24, 2009 6:08 pm
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Russian Composers
Replies: 24
Views: 4785

E

At least, it sounds better to me :-D

What's OA ?

by quocbao

Tue Mar 24, 2009 9:59 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Cost of higher education
Replies: 13
Views: 7571

I am also confused between A & B. But I think A is better (shorter) so I pick A

by quocbao

Tue Mar 24, 2009 9:48 am
Forum: Sentence Correction
Topic: Happy Unhappy
Replies: 9
Views: 1949

IMO sometimes answers with extreme words may be correct as long as there is direct support for this in the passage/argument i.e extreme words are also present in the argument.
Thanks, that really helps

by quocbao

Mon Mar 23, 2009 1:02 am
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: extreme word
Replies: 3
Views: 2143

Can you explain why E is wrong ? Is it out of scope ?

by quocbao

Mon Mar 23, 2009 1:00 am
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: The 25% Tax Credit
Replies: 7
Views: 1635

B is irrelevant, right ?

by quocbao

Mon Mar 23, 2009 12:59 am
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: bad news
Replies: 5
Views: 1715

extreme word

Hi everyone,

One of my books recommends that we eliminate all answers with extreme words such as must, only, all, always, never ...

Should I follow the advise literally or should I use it with care ?

Thanks

by quocbao

Sun Mar 22, 2009 7:55 am
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: extreme word
Replies: 3
Views: 2143

The 25% Tax Credit

Spending on research and development by US businesses for 1984 showed an increase of about 8% over the 1983 level. This increase actually continued a downward trend evident since 1981 - when outlays for research and development increased 16.4% over 1980 spending. Clearly, the 25% tax credit enacted ...

by quocbao

Sun Mar 22, 2009 7:46 am
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: The 25% Tax Credit
Replies: 7
Views: 1635

Dig it up!

Anyone has any idea with the answer ?

by quocbao

Sun Mar 22, 2009 7:37 am
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: 1000 CR test 14, #16
Replies: 4
Views: 2549

bad news

Because no employee wants to be associated with bad news in the eyes of a superior, information about serious problems at lower levels is progressively softened and distorted as it goes up, each step in the management hierarchy. The chief executive is, therefore, less well informed about problems at...

by quocbao

Sun Mar 22, 2009 7:03 am
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: bad news
Replies: 5
Views: 1715

Overweight problem

Researchers have found that when very overweight people, who tend to relatively low metabolic rates, lose weight primarily through dieting, their metabolisms generally remain unchanged. They will thus bum significantly fewer calories at the new weight than do people whose weight is normal at that le...

by quocbao

Sun Mar 22, 2009 6:52 am
Forum: Critical Reasoning
Topic: Overweight problem
Replies: 4
Views: 1501