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Twenty-five percent of all household burglaries can be attributed to unlocked windows or doors.
Crime is the result of opportunity plus desire. To prevent crime, it is each individual's responsibility to A. provide the opportunity. B. provide the desire. C. prevent the opportunity. D. prevent the desire. |
C. prevent the opportunity.
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Each individual should prevent the opportunity for crime to occur.
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From a building designer's standpoint, three things that make a home livable are the client, the building site, and the amount of money the client has to spend.
According to the passage, to make a home livable A. the prospective piece of land makes little difference. B. it can be built on any piece of land. C. the design must fit the owner's income and the site. D. the design must fit the designer's income. |
C. the design must fit the owner's income and the site
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The design must fit the owner's income and the building site.
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The duty of a lighthouse keeper is to keep the light burning no matter what happens. so that ships will be warned of the presence of dangerous rocks. If a shipwreck should occur near the lighthouse, even though he would like to aid in the rescue of its crew and passengers, the lighthouse keeper must
A. stay at his light. B. rush to their aid. C. turn out the light D. quickly sound the siren |
A. stay at his light.
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The first sentence states that the duty of the lighthouse keeper is to keep the light burning no matter what happens.
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In certain area water is so scarce that every attempt is made to conserve it. For instance, for one oasis in the Sahara Desert the amount of water necessary for each date palm tree has been carefully determined.
How much water is each tree given? A. no water at all B. exactly the amount required C. water only if it is healthy D. water on alternate days |
B. exactly the amount required
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The second sentence mentions that the exact amount of water needed has been carefully determined.
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