【正文】 nological advances that show promise of reducing the cost of extracting uranium from seawater(D) Whether the total amount of uranium in seawater is significantly greater than the total amount of uranium on land(E) Whether uranium can be extracted from freshwater at a cost similar to the cost of extracting it from seawater17. (27669!item!188。058amp。 the second acknowledges a consideration that weighs against that conclusion.(E) The first is a judgment advanced in support of the conclusion of the argument。 the second is that conclusion.(C) The first acknowledges a consideration that weighs against the conclusion of the argument。s argument, the two portions in boldface play which of the following roles?(A) The first presents a circumstance for which the astronomer offers an explanation。s outer atmosphere does contain sulfur. Since sulfur would have seeped into the outer atmosphere if et fragments had penetrated this cloud layer, it is likely that some of the fragments were at least large enough to have passed through Jupiter39。s outer atmosphere. These analyses revealed unprecedented traces of sulfur after the fragments39。s atmosphere in 1994, but they did not show how big those fragments were. In hopes of gaining some indication of the fragments39。058amp。002982)The higher the level of certain vitamins and minerals in the bloodstream, the better a person39。s solarpower generatorsmost of which are exported to Europe. However, European manufacturers are emerging and probably will ultimately capture much of the European market. The United States government is funding initiatives intended to encourage use of solar power within the United States. If these initiatives succeed in increasing the demand for solarpower generators in the United States, United States manufacturers will probably maintain significant production levels, since __________.(A) some United States manufacturers have been substantially increasing their output over the last several years(B) the efficiency of solarpower generators in converting energy from the Sun into electric power is not improving as fast as it once did(C) just as European manufacturers enjoy certain petitive advantages in Europe, so do United States manufacturers in the United States(D) European governments are currently undertaking initiatives to stimulate the use of solar power within Europe(E) the current market for solarpower generators in the United States is very limited14. (26835!item!188。058amp。058amp。s.(C) Danville Winery, unlike Mourdet Winery, displays its wine39。s response?(A) Gold is the background color on the label of many of the wines produced by Danville Winery.(B) When the bottles are viewed side by side, Danville Winery39。001786)Mourdet Winery: Danville Winery39。s explanation?(A) In 1994 Videorama rented out more videos than it sold.(B) In 1994 two new outlets that rent but that do not sell videos opened in Centerville.(C) Most of the video rental outlets in Centerville rent videos at a discount on certain nights of the week.(D) People often buy videos of movies that they have previously seen in a theater.(E) People who own videos frequently loan them to their friends.11. (25309!item!188。058amp。058amp。001125)Automobile Dealer39。s entrance were moved, the train pany would need to begin costly renovations to its Main Street entrance space.(E) Ridership on Flowertown trains declined only slightly from 1970 to 1985 while other train panies lost large numbers of muters.8. (24701!item!188。s entrance were moved.(C) The highrent block of Flowertown39。 proposal?(A) More train muters are employed in businesses located on Main Street than in businesses located on the adjoining side street.(B) A reliable survey of Flowertown39。s Main Street train station, consultants to the train pany proposed moving the station39。058amp。000892)The country of Ertland has never imported apples in any significant quantity because consumers there generally prefer the unique texture of Ertlandgrown apples. Nevertheless, apple growers from Kosolia, a neighboring country, plan to sell their apples in Ertland by selling Kosoliagrown apples at half the price of local apples and promoting them as a nourishing, lowcost alternative.Which of the following, if true, casts most doubt on the viability of the plan by Kosolia39。s fisheries.(E) Not all tourists who e to Tenare Island enjoy swimming or surfing.6. (24419!item!188。s tourism industry, which is second only to its fishing industry in annual revenues. In order to help the economy, therefore, the mayor of the island has proposed an ongoing program to kill any tiger sharks within a mile of the beaches.Which of the following, if true, most strongly calls into question the likelihood that implementation of the mayor39。000859)Tiger sharks are mon in the waters surrounding Tenare Island. Usually tiger sharks feed on smaller sharks, but sometimes they have attacked tourists swimming and surfing at Tenare39。 many dolphins get as much as half of their food each day there. Although dolphins that first benefit from the program as adults are healthy and longlived, their offspring have a lower life expectancy than offspring of dolphins that feed exclusively in the wild.Which of the following, if true, most helps to explain the lower life expectancy of offspring of dolphins feeding at the beach pared to other young dolphins?(A) Sharks that prey on dolphins are less mon in the open seas off the beach than in many other areas of the open seas where dolphins congregate.(B) Many of the adult dolphins that feed at the beach are females that nurse their offspring there.(C) The fish given to the dolphins at the beach are the same types of fish that dolphins typically catch in the wild.(D) Many dolphins that feed at the beach with their offspring e to the beach only a few times a month.(E) Adult dolphins that feed at