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an important stage of personal time management is to take control of appointments. determined by external obligation, appointments constitute interaction with other people and an agreed-on interface between your activities and those of others. start with a simple appointment diary. list all appointments, including regular and recurring ones. Now, be ruthless and eliminate the unnecessary. There may be committees where you can't productively contribute or where a subordinate may be able to participate. Eliminate the waste of your time.

according to this passage,
C Make efficient use of your itme
The U.S. congress consists of 100 senators and 768 representatives. Two senators are elected from each state. The number of representatives from each state is based on population, although each state has at least one representative. Senators serve six-year terms, and representatives serve two-year terms.

According to the passage
D Senators and representatives have different term lengths
Indo-European languages consist of those languages spoken by most of Europe and in those parts of the world that Europeans have colonized parts of the world that Europeans have colonized since the 16th century (such as the United states). Indo-European languages are also spoken in India, Iran, parts of western Afghanistan, and in some areas of Asia.

the author of this passage would agree that
A Indo-European languages are spoken in areas all over the world
In privatization, the government relies on the private sector to provide a service. However, the government divests itself of the entire process, including all assets. With privatized functions, the government may specify quality, quantity, and timeliness requirements, but it has no control over the operations of the activity. Also, the government may not be the only customer. Whomever the government chooses to provide the services would likely provide the same services to others.

this paragraph best supports the statement that
D Privatized functions provide essential services to the government
The success or failure of a conference lies largely with its leader. A leader's zest and enthusiasm must be real, apparent, and contagious. The leader is responsible for getting the ball rolling and making the attendees feel as if the meeting is theirs and its success depends on their participation. A good, thorough introduction helps establish the right climate.

a good title to this paragraph would be
C Leading a successful conference
Cloud seeding is accomplished by dropping particles of dry ice (solid carbon dioxide) from a plane onto super-cooled clouds. This process encourages condensation of water droplets in the clouds, which usually, but not always, results in rain or snow.

from this passage, it's reasonable to assume that
A Cloud seeding could be used to end a drought
The main point To write or not to write-that is the question. If assigned a writing task, there's no option. However, if someone is looking for a specific answer, find out if they need a short answer or a detailed one. Can the requirement be met with a telephone call, email, or short note, or is something more necessary? A former CEO of a major corporation once commented that he had looked at 13,000 pieces of paper in a 5-day period. Think how much easier and more economical it would be if people would use the telephone, send an email, or write a short note.

the main point of this passage is that
C writing may not be the best way to communicate information
The transistor, a small, solid-state device that can amplify sound, was invented in 1947. At first, it was too expensive and too difficult to produce to be used in cheap, mass-market products. By 1954, though, these cost and production problems had been overcome, and the first transistor radio was put on the market.

according to this passage,
B when transistors could be produced cheaply and easily, the transistor radio was put on the market
I returned from the City about three o'clock on that May afternoon pretty well disgusted with life. I had been three months in the Old Country and was fed up with it. If people had told me a year ago that I wouldn't been feeling like that, I should've laughed at them; but there was the fact. The weather made me liverish, the talk of the ordinary Englishman made me sick, I couldn't get enough exercise, and the amusements of London seemed as flat as soda water that had been standing in the sun.

The author speaks of his travels in
B great britain
Surveys show that the average child under the age of 18 watches four hours of television per day. Although some of the programming may be educational, most isn't. Spending this much time watching television interferes with a child's ability to pursue other interests, such as reading, participating in sports, and playing with friends.

The auto of this passage would agree that
A Television viewing should be restricted
High school and college graduates attempting to find jobs should participate in mock job interviews. These mock interviews help students prepare for the types of questions they'll be asked, make them more comfortable with common interview formats, and help them critique their performance before facing a real interviewer. Because they're such a valuable aid, schools should organize mock job interviews for all their graduating students.

The above passage states that mock job interviews
C Help prepare students for real job interviews
from the above passage, it is reasonable to assume that
A mock interviews can increase a student's confidence when he or she goes into a real job interview
Due process, the guarantee of fairness in the administration of justice, is part of the 5th amendment to the U.S. constitution. The 14th amendment further requires states to abide by due process. After this amendment was enacted, the U.S. supreme court struck down many state laws that infringed on the civil rights guaranteed to citizens in the Bill of Rights.

According to the above passage, due process
B guarantees fairness in the justice system
According to the above passage, it's reasonable to assume that the 5th amendment
C guarantees due process in federal law
The author of the above passage would agree that
A without the passage of the 14th amendment, many laws restricting civil rights would still exist in various states
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