12.Practice.Tests.for.the.SAT_2015-2016_1128p

Section 61
Practice Test Ten
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Questions 21-24 are based on the following passages.
Passage I
The recently legislated "do-not-call" registry
aimed at blocking telemarketers' access to private
households has been an exceedingly popular move
Line by the federal government. For many Americans
(5) who are growing increasingly frustrated with unsolicited
marketing calls interrupting dinnertime or
Sunday morning snoozes, the new list of roughly
50 million names has provided some relief. For
those who once filled the estimated 2 million tele-
( 10) services industry jobs that will be lost, however,
this reprieve will likely go unappreciated. As a
result of this conflict, the list has been taken into
the courts, where the federal commission charged
with overseeing the registry will square off against
(15) the lawsuits of nearly 5,000 telemarketing-reliant
companies.
Passage 2
The newly drafted "do-not-call" legislation,
while popular among millions of American
consumers, has appropriately set off a free speech
(20) debate in the federal court system. Proponents of
the bill, which allows individuals to register their
phone numbers as unavailable to telemarketers,
argue that the new directive is simply a long overdue
step to protect consumers from unsolicited
(25) marketing intrusions into their private lives. The
reality, however, is undeniably more complicated
than this slant suggests. The argument can certainly
be made that the registry unduly discriminates
against certain marketing tools and, subsequently,
(30) the products they promote. It is impossible to
determine that one intrusion, say, a highway
billboard, is less severe than another.
21. The teleservices workers mentioned in Passage
1 would most likely consider the "do-not-call"
registry
(A) a necessary restriction
(B) a divisive force
(C) unlawful legislation
(D) a temporary nuisance
(E) a destruction of their livelihood
22. In line 27, "slant" most nearly means
(A) decline
(B) influence
( C) distortion
(D) opinion
(E) deviation
23. Which aspect of the "do-not-call" legislation is
discussed in Passage 2, but not in Passage 1?
(A) Its popularity
(B) Its fairness
( C) Its subjectivity
(D) Its conflict with free speech
(E) Its impact on employment
24. Which of the following is a focus that is shared by
the two passages?
(A) The costs of the registry for consumers
(B) The registry's enormous impact on
telemarketers
(C) The great societal need the legislation has
filled
(D) The role courts will play in the registry's
composition
(E) The potential drawbacks of the legislation
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