Chariots of Fire may have caught some professional critics off guard in 1982 as the Motion Picture Academy’s choice for an Oscar as the year’s best film, but it won wide audience approval as superb entertainment. Refreshingly, Chariots of Fire features an exciting story, enchanting English and Scottish scenery, a beautiful musical score, and appropriate costumes. All of these attractions are added to a theme that extols traditional religious values—without a shred of offensive sex, violence, or profanity. Too good to be true? See Chariots of Fire and judge for yourself. Those who condemn the motion picture industry for producing so many objectionable films can do their part by patronizing wholesome ones, thereby encouraging future Academy Award judges to recognize and reward decency. Which one of the following is a basic assumption underlying the final sentence of the passage? Which one of the following is a basic assumption underlying the final sentence of the passage?

Andy: All teachers are mean. Bob: That is not true. I know some doctors who are mean, too. Bob’s answer demonstrates that he thought Andy to mean that

Theodore Roosevelt was a great hunter. He was the mighty Nimrod of his generation. He had the physical aptitude and adventurous spirit of the true frontiersman. “There is delight,” he said, “in the hardy life of the open; in long rides, rifle in hand; in the thrill of the fight with dangerous game.” But he was more than a marksman and tracker of beasts, for he brought to his sport the intellectual curiosity and patient observation of the natural scientist. Which one of the following would most weaken the author’s concluding contention?

The following is an excerpt from a letter sent to a law school applicant: “Thank you for considering our school to further your education. Your application for admission was received well before the deadline and was processed with your admission test score and undergraduate grade report. “We regret to inform you that you cannot be admitted for the fall semester. We have had to refuse admission to many outstanding candidates because of the recent cut in state funding of our program. “Thank you for your interest in our school, and we wish you success in your future endeavors.” Which one of the following can be deduced from the above letter?