QUESTION: 13

Heat reactions usually occur when large amounts of water and/or salt are lost through excessive sweating following strenuous exercise.
When the body becomes overheated and cannot eliminate this excess heat, heat exhaustion and heat stroke are possible. Heat exhaustion is generally characterized by clammy skin, fatigue, nausea, dizziness, profuse perspiration, and sometimes fainting, resulting from an inadequate intake of water and the loss of fluids. First aid treatment for this condition includes having the victim lie down, raising the feet 812 inches, applying cool, wet cloths to the skin, and giving the victim sips of salt water (1 teaspoon per glass, half a glass every 15 minutes), over the period of an hour. Heat stroke is much more serious; it is an immediately life-threatening situation.
The characteristics of heat stroke are a high body temperature (which may reach 106F or more); a rapid pulse; hot, dry skin; and a blocked sweating mechanism.
Victims of this condition may be unconscious, and first aid measures should be directed at cooling the body quickly. The victim should be placed in a tub of cold water or repeatedly sponged with cool water until his or her temperature is lowered sufficiently. Fans or air conditioners will also help with the cooling process.
Care should be taken, however, not to overchill the victim once the temperature is below 102F.
On the basis of above passage please answer the following question.
On the basis of the information in the passage, symptoms such as nausea and dizziness in a heat exhaustion victim indicate that the person most likely needs to

be immediately taken to a hospital.
be immersed in a tub of water.
be given more salt water.
sweat more.
go to an air-conditioned place.

Answer(s): C

Explanation:

The second paragraph states that for the symptoms of heat exhaustion which include nausea and dizziness first aid treatment includes giving the victim sips of salt water. The other choices relate to heat stroke.

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QUESTION: 14

Poet William Blake believed that true religion is revealed through art, not through nature. For Blake, it is through art also that eternity is revealed. One does not have to die to reach eternity; eternity is the moment of vision. It is only through the reordering of sense impressions by the creative imagination that we are able, as Blake says in his "Auguries of Innocence," "To see the World in a Grain of Sand / . . .And Eternity in an hour."
On the basis of above passage please answer the following question.
Which of the following would best describe what Blake meant by the words "To see the World in a Grain of Sand / . . . And Eternity in an hour?"

a moment of mystical enlightenment
conversion to Christianity
a moment of artistic inspiration
an hallucinatory experience
a return to a state of being without sin

Answer(s): A

Explanation:

According to the passage, Blake believed that, through art (that is, through the reordering of sense impression by the creative imagination) true religion is revealed. Artistic inspiration (choice c) might be involved, but the words religion and moment of vision point towards a mystical experience, rather than a primarily artistic one. There is no mention in the passage of Christianity or sin (choices b and e) and no hint that the author views Blakes moment of vision as a false perception (hallucinatory experience, choice d).

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Poet William Blake believed that true religion is revealed through art, not through nature. For Blake, it is through art also that eternity is revealed. One does not have to die to reach eternity; eternity is the moment of vision. It is only through the reordering of sense impressions by the creative imagination that we are able, as Blake says in his "Auguries of Innocence," "To see the World in a Grain of Sand / . . .And Eternity in an hour."
On the basis of above passage please answer the following question.
Which of the following defines Blake’s view of "nature" as described in the passage?

the raw stuff of which the world is made but which does not represent ultimate reality
the work of God in a state of innocence before it is corrupted by human beings
the world made up of base and corrupt material before it is changed by the perception of the artist at the "moment of vision"
the temporal world that will perish, as opposed to the world of artistic vision that will last forever
the real world as it is perceived by ordinary people, as opposed to the fantasy world of the artist

Answer(s): A

Explanation:

The passages tone and word choice (true religion and eternity. . .revealed through art) indicate that the world at the moment of vision is reality. There is no hint in the passage that nature represents a state of innocence for Blake (choice b) the contrary is implied. The idea that nature is made up of base and corrupt material or that it will perish (choices c and d) are not in the passage. There is no evidence that Blake thought of the world of the artist as fantasy (choice e).

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QUESTION: 16

Businesses today routinely keep track of large amounts of both financial and non-financial information. Sales departments keep track of current and potential customers; marketing departments keep track of product details and regional demographics; accounting departments keep track of financial data and issue reports. To be useful, all this data must be organized into a meaningful and useful system. Such a system is called a management information system, abbreviated MIS. The financial hub of the MIS is accounting. Accounting is the information system that records, analyzes, and reports economic transactions, enabling decision-makers to make informed choices when allocating scarce economic resources. It is a tool that enables the user, whether a business entity or an individual, to make wiser, more informed economic choices. It is an aid to planning, controlling, and evaluating a broad range of activities. A financial accounting system is intended for use by both the management of an organization and those outside the organization. Because it is important that financial accounting reports be interpreted correctly, financial accounting is subject to a set of ___________ guidelines called "generally accepted accounting principles" (GAAP).
On the basis of above passage please answer the following question.
This passage is most likely taken from

a newspaper column.
an essay about modern business.
a legal brief.
a business textbook.
a business machine catalog.

Answer(s): D

Explanation:

The passage contains objective information about accounting such as one might find in a textbook. There is nothing new or newsworthy in it (choice a). The passage does not contain the significant amount of personal opinion one would expect to find in an essay (choice b). It does not deal with matters that might involve litigation (choice c). It is not brief enough for a business machine catalog and does not contain language suitable to advertising (choice e).

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