PrepTest 128, Section 1, Question 8
In many Western societies, modern bankruptcy laws have(424 more words not shown)
The author's attitude toward the(10 more words not shown)
- Aapproval of changes(7 more words not shown)
- Bconfidence that further(7 more words not shown)
- Cneutrality toward laws(9 more words not shown)
- Dskepticism regarding the(8 more words not shown)
- Econcern that inefficient(11 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
Start with the direction of the attitude: approval. The author wants us to retain the shift toward keeping debtors economically active. Then check how far that approval goes. Better laws don't have to be perfect laws.
Working the answers
- ACorrect
The changes address the “shortcomings of the punitive approach,” including its poor prospects for repayment and its disruption of economic activity. The author approves of that improvement.
- B
Approval doesn't establish that further changes will never be needed. The author defends the current direction without declaring the laws finished or flawless.
- C
“Neutrality” doesn't fit someone saying a return to punishment must be resisted. That's a position, not a refusal to take sides.
- D
The author describes a useful response to insolvency, rather than expressing skepticism that solutions are possible.
- E
This resembles the concern that motivates criticism in the opening. The author responds to that concern by defending the less punitive approach, not by endorsing it.
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