34. D) they could be influenced by their association with the project concerned.
35. B) People would not believe scientists even when they tell the truth.
Passage Four
36. D) the globalization of the economy
37. B) Information technology has removed the restrictions of time and space in business transactions.
38. C) it should not overlook the importance of information, services, support, and distribution.
39. A) can eliminate an entire business segment.
40. D) businesses have to meet individual customers’ specific needs in order to succeed.
Part III Vocabulary 41. C) absurd 42. B) designated 43.D) flushed 44. C) abolished 45. B) out of stock 46. C) luminous 47. A) comply 48. D) erase 49. C) scrutiny 50. A) ascribed 51. B) decent 52. C) finite 53. C) defy 54. A) suppress 55. D) rectify 56. C) irritated 57. D) handicap 58. B) impose 59. D) stimulus 60. D) cherish 61. B) vacant 62. A) tucked 63. B) obscure 64. A) by analogy with 65. D) culminated in 66. A) in relation to 67. C) ambiguous 68. D) abnormal 69. C) recession 70. B) drowned