【正文】 of the radioactive elements were removed from the water, which is no less than can be acplished with the much more expensive conventional filtration techniques. Scientists therefore propose using sunflowers for decontamination wherever there are radioactively contaminated ponds.Which of the following, if true, points to a limitation on the applicability of the proposed method of decontamination?A. Some plants other than sunflowers can also remove radioactive elements from water.B. The water in many ponds contaminated with radioactive elements is so cold that it would kill sunflowers whose roots were submerged in it.C. Sunflowers that grow with their roots submerged in water grow less well than sunflowers growing under optimal conditions on dry land.D. Only species of sunflowers with large leaves can have their roots submerged in water and still keep growing.E. In ponds in which the circulation of the water is artificially increased, sunflowers absorb radioactive elements far faster than they do in other ponds.Q24~Q25: GWD32Q13Q14Manufacturing site location is an important consideration in determining the optimal deployment of a firm’s production resources, but one that is usually given only limited attention. Decisions about location are often based purely on quantitative analyses that trade off transportation costs, economies of scale, and other costbased variables. This practice, however, can lead to suboptimal results, as decisionmakers tend to focus only on easily quantifiable factors. A further disadvantage of strictly costbased methods is that they tend to focus on cost advantage factors, which are often transitory Government regulations, tax systems, and exchange rates can quickly change. Strategies based on such parameters may eventually be rendered obsolete by the very factors that first created an advantage. In contrast, qualitative issues, which are frequently neglected in choosing manufacturing site locations, are often central to creating and supporting a petitive advantage. For example, the level of skill possessed by the local workforce varies with location。 consequently, location can affect the ability of firms to implement skillbased process technologies. When formulating a site location strategy, panies should therefore emphasize qualitative factors to ensure that the chosen strategy supports the pany’s overall business strategy. Only after establishing a set of desirable location options should panies refine choices using costbased factors.Q13. The passage suggests which of the following concerning qualitative methods used in choosing manufacturing sites?A. They are more likely than are quantitative methods to identify issues crucial to maintaining a petitive advantage B. They are least useful to panies with relatively low levels of manufacturing technology C. They have little value when applied to decisions other than choice of site D. They are more risky for decision makers than are quantitative methods E. They are used more frequently by multinational corporations than by panies with strictly domestic operations. Q14. According to the passage, analysis of quantitative factors is best used for which of the following?A. Determining strategies for offsetting qualitative disadvantages in manufacturing site locationsB. Evaluating manufacturing sitelocation parameters affecting longterm petitive advantage C. Choosing manufacturing site locations that have access to optimal workforce populationsD. Narrowing manufacturing sitelocation options arrived it through qualitative analysis E. Making decisions about business considerations other than location of manufacturing sitesQ26: PP56. The proliferation of socalled cybersquatters, people who register the Internet domain names of highprofile panies in hopes of reselling the rights to those names for a profit, led to passing the AntiCybersquatting Consumer Protection Act in 1999, allowing panies to seed up to $100000 in damages against those who register domain names with the sole intent of selling them later.A. passing the AntiCybersquatting Consumer Protection Act in 1999, allowing panies to seek up to $100000 in damages against those who register domain names with the sole intent of selling them later.B. the passage of the AntiCybersquatting Consumer Protection Act in 1999, which allows panies to seek up to $100000 in damages against those who register domain names with the sole intent that they will sellC. the passage in 1999 of the AntiCybersquatting Consumer Protection Act, which allows panies to seek up to $100000 in damages against those who register domain names with the sole intent of sellingD. the AntiCybersquatting Consumer Protection Act, which was passed in 1999, and it allows panies to seek up to $100000 in damages against those who register domain names with the sole intent to sellE. the AntiCybersquatting Consumer Protection Act, passed in 1999, and it allows panies to seek up to $100000 in damages against those who register domain names with the sole intent of sellingQ27: PP57. Whereas scientists, because of random fluctuations in the weather, can not determine the transition from one season to the next by monitoring temperatures on a daily basis, so they cannot determine the onset of global warming by monitoring average annual temperatures. A. Whereas scientistsB. Just as scientistsC. Like scientists whoD. Inasmuch as a scientistE. In the same way a scientist