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Directions (Q 27–30): The first sentence of a paragraph is fixed. Rearrange the other five sentences (A)–(E) and answer the questions. Positions count the fixed sentence as the first.
(First sentence – fixed) A business can be profitable on paper and still run out of cash.
(A) Such a loan is repaid as customers settle their bills, which is why banks study a firm's cash cycle before lending.
(B) Many small firms fill it with a working-capital loan from a bank.
(C) This happens when customers are allowed to pay weeks after they receive the goods.
(D) The gap between money going out and money coming in has to be filled somehow.
(E) Meanwhile, the business must pay its own suppliers, staff and rent on time.
Correct Answer: C [(C)]
Explanation:
(C). Sequence CEDBA. ‘This happens’ explains the fixed sentence; ‘Meanwhile’ adds the outflow; ‘The gap’ sums both; ‘fill it’ = the gap; ‘Such a loan’ closes.
(Cash cycle) Identify the FOURTH sentence of the meaningful paragraph (the fixed sentence counts as the first).
Correct Answer: D [(D)]
Explanation:
(D). Sequence CEDBA. ‘This happens’ explains the fixed sentence; ‘Meanwhile’ adds the outflow; ‘The gap’ sums both; ‘fill it’ = the gap; ‘Such a loan’ closes.
(Cash cycle) Which sentence closes the paragraph as the SIXTH (last) one (the fixed sentence counts as the first)?
Correct Answer: A [(A)]
Explanation:
(A). Sequence CEDBA. ‘This happens’ explains the fixed sentence; ‘Meanwhile’ adds the outflow; ‘The gap’ sums both; ‘fill it’ = the gap; ‘Such a loan’ closes.
(Cash cycle) Which is the correct sequence of the sentences?
Correct Answer: A [CEDBA]
Explanation:
CEDBA. ‘This happens’ explains the fixed sentence; ‘Meanwhile’ adds the outflow; ‘The gap’ sums both; ‘fill it’ = the gap; ‘Such a loan’ closes.
(A) They contain metals such as lead that can leak into soil and water.
(B) Phone screens have become larger and brighter over the years.
(C) Old phones and chargers are often thrown away with household rubbish.
(D) Valuable metals like copper can then be recovered and reused.
(E) Collected separately, the same devices can be taken apart safely.
Correct Answer: B [(B)]
Explanation:
(B). The other sentences form the chain CAED.
(A) No single person, therefore, has to bear a heavy loss alone.
(B) Insurance agents are paid a commission on every policy they sell.
(C) From this pool, the few who suffer a loss are compensated.
(D) Many people pay a small premium into a common pool.
(E) The central idea of insurance is the sharing of risk.
Correct Answer: B [(B)]
Explanation:
(B). The other sentences form the chain EDCA.
Directions (Q 33): Rearrange the five sentences (A)–(E) to form a meaningful paragraph.
(A) It is easy for the owner to remember but very hard for a program to guess.
(B) A better choice is a long phrase that mixes words, numbers and symbols.
(C) Such passwords can be guessed by a computer program in seconds.
(D) Yet many people still use their date of birth or ‘123456’.
(E) A strong password is the first lock on any online account.
