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14. (26835-!-item-!-188;#058002982) The higher the level of certain vitamins and minerals in the bloodstream, the better a persons lung function, as measured by the amount of air the person can expel in one second. The lung function of smokers is significantly worse, on average, than that of nonsmokers. Clearly, therefore, one way for smokers to improve their lung function is for them to increase their intake of foods that are rich in these helpful vitamins and minerals. Which of the following is an assumption on which this argument depends? (A) Smokers are less likely than nonsmokers to have diets that are rich in vitamins and minerals. (B) The lung function of smokers whose diets are rich in those vitamins and minerals is generally better than that of nonsmokers with comparable diets. (C) People whose diets are deficient in those vitamins and minerals do not typically have other health problems in addition to diminished lung function. (D) Stopping smoking will not typically improve lung function more than any diet changes can. (E) Smoking does not introduce into the body chemicals that prevent the helpful vitamins and minerals from entering the bloodstream. 16. (27621-!-item-!-188;#058003223) Most of the worlds supply of uranium currently comes from mines. It is possible to extract uranium from seawater, but the cost of doing so is greater than the price that uranium fetches on the world market. Therefore, until the cost of extracting uranium from seawater can somehow be reduced, this method of obtaining uranium is unlikely to be commercially viable. Which of the following would it be most useful to determine in evaluating the argument? (A) Whether the uranium in deposits on land is rapidly being depleted (B) Whether most uranium is used near where it is mined (C) Whether there are any technological advances that show promise of reducing the cost of extracting uranium from seawater (D) Whether the total amount of uranium in seawater is significantly greater t