Brilliant Verbal Reasoning Tests

38) Uncertainty over Pill-Tech’s future direction has had a

negative impact on its economic position.

True/False/Can’t tell

39) Newly developed drugs will offset the lost sales when

generic versions of their best-selling medicines become

available.

True/False/Can’t tell

40) The passage suggests that it is likely that Pill-Tech will

acquire more biotechnology companies.

True/False/Can’t tell

An unprecedented escalation in oil prices is threatening the

hegemony of long-distance global supply chains. The cost of

shipping goods from overseas has risen by 40 per cent, thus

eroding the competitive advantage of lower Asian wage costs.

Companies that ship bulky, low-added-value goods are seeking

alternative logistical solutions to reduce transport costs. One

major manufacturer of paper products saved 500,000 gallons of

fuel per year by relocating its distribution centres to facilitate

shipping by rail. A switch to transporting wine by barge has

enabled one supermarket chain to reduce its fleet of trucks by 5

per cent. Traditionally, American timber was shipped to China

where it was made into furniture and then shipped back to the

USA. But in the wake of rising energy costs, moribund domestic

furniture-making centres are experiencing a resurgence.

Likewise, the American steel industry has seen production rise

by 12 per cent while China’s steel exports are down by a quarter.

41) Companies that ship lightweight, high-value products from

overseas are immune to rising oil costs.

True/False/Can’t tell

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