18 th BCS Preliminary
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Many companies now have employee assistance programs that enable employees, free of charge, to improve their physical fitness, reduce stress, and learn ways to stop smoking. These programs increase worker productivity, reduce absenteeism and lessen insurance costs for employee health care, Therefore, these programs benefit the company as well as the employee.
Which of the following, if true, most significantly strengthens the conclusion above?[18 th BCS Preliminary : 1997]
1. Physical fitness programs are often the most popular services offered to employees
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2. Studies have shown that training in stress,management is not effective for many people.
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3. Regular exercise reduces people's risk of heart disease and provides them with increased energy.
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4. Employee assistance programs require companies to hire people to supervise the various programs offered.
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Choose the answer that is closest in meaning to the following sentence :
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Despite the great difference in size, shape and function, all human cells have the same 46 chromosomes.[18 th BCS Preliminary : 1997]
1. Although the 46 chromosomes are the same in all human cells, there are difference in the size, shape and function.
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2. All human cells are the same because the 46 chromosomes govern size, shape and function.
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3. Difference in size, shape and function are not very great because all human cells have the same 46 chromosomes
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4. The size, shape and function of human cells are the same, but the 46 chromosomes are different.
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