QUESTION: 45

Electricity is the most inefficient and costly way to heat a home. One kilowatt-hour of electricity creates about 3,400 British thermal units (BTUs). (BTUs are a standard heat measurement.) The price of electricity per kilowatt-hour is between $0.10 and $0.25 or between $29.35 and $73.13 per million BTUs.
In contrast, fuel oil, which produces 140,000 BTUs per gallon, costs about $8.33 to $13.89 per million BTUs. Natural gas, which produces 100,000 BTUs per therm, can be purchased for $5.00 to $22.50 per million BTUs. Oak firewood, which produces 26,000,000 BTUs per cord, costs $5.77 to $13.46 per million BTUs.
Choosing the right heating method for your home, based on the cost of fuel, may be more expensive at installation but will be cheaper in the long run.
The title of this passage should be _________________.

Choosing the Right Heating Method
Heating Methods for Houses
Know Your BTUs
Price List for Fuel

Answer(s): A

Explanation:

The main point of this passage deals with choosing the right fuel based on price; only Choice "Choosing the Right Heating Method" summarizes this point. The remaining are less important points.

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QUESTION: 46

On June 22, 1944, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed into law one of the most significant pieces of legislation ever produced by the United States government: The Service members’ Readjustment Act of 1944, commonly known as the GI Bill of Rights. By the time the original GI Bill ended in July 1956, 7.8 million World War II veterans had participated in an education or training program, and 2.4 million veterans had home loans backed by the Veterans Administration (VA).
The G.I. Bill provided _____________.

free housing, training, and education
medical coverage, education, and assistance to veterans
home loan guarantees, training, and education for many former military members
a means to exempt veterans from social security taxes

Answer(s): C

Explanation:

According to the passage millions of veterans received home loan guarantees, education, and training, making Choice "home loan guarantees, training, and education for many former military members" the correct answer. Be careful here, as Choice "free housing, training, and education" is tempting, but nothing in the passage indicates that the housing, education, and training were totally free.

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QUESTION: 47

You can put up to $3,000 a year into an individual retirement account (IRA) on a tax deductible basis if your spouse isn’t covered by a retirement plan at work or as long as your combined incomes aren’t too high. You also can put the same amount tax-deferred into an IRA for a nonworking spouse if you file your income tax return jointly.
The maximum amount that a married couple could possibly save in a tax-deferred IRA during a year is
_____________ .

$3,000
$6,000
$9,000
The question can’t be answered based on the information contained in the passage.

Answer(s): B

Explanation:

The paragraph states that the maximum amount one can place into a tax-deferred IRA is $3,000, plus an additional $3,000 if the spouse isn’t employed.

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QUESTION: 48

Common sense says that the shade of a tree will help retain snow, and snow exposed to sunlight in open areas will melt. This typically is the case in regions where winter temperatures are below freezing, such as the Northeast, Midwest and most of central and eastern Canada. But in Mediterranean climates – where the average winter temperatures usually are above 30 degrees Fahrenheit – a different phenomenon occurs. Snow tends to melt under the tree canopy and stay more intact in open meadows or gaps in a forest. This happens in part because trees in warmer, maritime forests radiate heat in the form of long-wave radiation to a greater degree than the sky does. Heat radiating from the trees contributes to snow melting under the canopy first.
Which of these statements is true, given the information in the above passage?

There is always snow under trees in Canada.
Average winter temperatures in the Northeast, Midwest, and most of central and eastern Canada are generally below 30 degrees Fahrenheit.
Average winter temperatures in the Northeast, Midwest, and most of central and eastern Canada are generally above 30 degrees Fahrenheit.
It does not snow in Mediterranean climates.

Answer(s): B

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