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What do you infer from the passage?

Directions: Answer the question based on the following passage.

At 12 : 01 a.m. on Jan. 1, ships laden with khaki slacks and cashmere sweaters will leave the port of Hong Kong. Their destination will be the Gap, Printemps, Wal-Mart and a slew of other retail stores, eventually ending up in closets from Paris to Peoria. These textile and apparel exports will be the first to head to America and Europe in a brand-new post-quota world, envisioned some 10 years ago when the World Trade Organization ordered that clothing import quotas be abolished by 2005. In theoretical terms, that means that China, Indonesia, Pakistan and other countries that produce textiles and apparel can ship as much as they want to the United States. If companies like the Limited and Banana Republic can buy specific clothing items from the cheapest and most efficient producer, no matter where that producer happens to reside, then American consumers - who have borne part of the cost of protecting the nation's textile industry - should see a sharp reduction in the price of clothing.

  1. South-Asian countries can ship their apparel only to United States.

  2. Limited and Banana Republic can buy clothing from cheap stores all over the world.

  3. The end of textile quotas presents a textbook opportunity to realize the benefits of free trade.

  4. Paris to Peoria would see a new wave of apparels and textile exports from January 1.

  5. United States will see a sharp reduction in the price of clothing.
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Let's find the correct option by scrutinizing all the options: (1)       South Asian countries can ship their textile products to United States without any quota, there by making (1) irrelevant to passage.  (2)       The last statement of the paragraph negates this statement's irrelevance to the passage, hence, (2) is ruled out. (3)       As this passage emphasizes on free trade and its benefits, thereby confirming (3) to be the answer. (4)       This statement is again irrelevant to the passage (the clue comes from first two statements), hence ruled out. (5)       This statement is against the passage (clue comes from the last sentence) as the author is denoting the probability. Hence, (3) is the answer.

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