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新GRE小短文阅读练习题十八

18In the United States between 1850 and 1880,the number of farmers
continued to increase, but at a rate lower than that of the general
population.
Which of the following statements directly contradicts the information
presented above?
       The number of farmers in the general population increased
       slightly in the thirty years between 1850and   1880.
      The rate of growth of the United States labor force and the
       rate of growth of the general population rose simultaneously
       in the thirty years between1850and   1880.
      The proportion of farmers in the United States labor force
       remained constant in the thirty years between 1850 and 1880.
      The proportion of farmers in the United States labor force
       decreased from64percent in 1850to 49 percent in 1880.
      The proportion of farmers in the general population
       increased from 68 percent in 1850to 72percent in 1880.

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