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The estimated annual cost of alcohol-related minor vehicle accidents is 27 billion dollars 
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Every 20 minutes a person is killed in an alcohol-related tragedy 
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A total of 2,364 youths, aged 15-20 died in alcohol-related crashes in 1993 
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Alcohol is eliminated from the bloodstream at a rate of 0.015 percent per hour 
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By getting your drivers license you agree to take a breathalizer test 
[“Statistics of Impaired Driving.” Internet Address: 
http://www.pwc.k12.nf.ca/extracurricular/sadd/statics.html] 
8. What category is the most costly? 
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9. What is the maximum fine for impaired driving? 
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10. What amount would the towing charge and lawyer’s _________________________ 
fees total?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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CHAPTER 22: Reading in the Workplace 
TEST A
 
 
Answer the multiple-choice questions based on the content of the chapter. 
1. When handling workplace reading, such as a letter, the experts suggest 
A. automatically tossing it in the wastebasket. 
B. handling it only once. 
C. saving it for later. 
2. “Re:” in a memo refers to the
A. topic of the memo. 
B. date the memo was sent. 
C. person not mentioned under “to” who also received a copy.
 
3. A letter is more appropriate for communication 
A. within the company. 
B. outside a company. 
C. only when writing to CEOs. 
4. In reading a newsletter, a person must remember it is basically 
A. a multiple-page company critique. 
B. objective information. 
C. propaganda. 
5. Minutes are official records of a formal meeting describing what happened 
A. in chronological order. 
B. alphabetically by attendees’ names. 
C. on the Web site. 

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6. Manuals and policy handbooks should be read 
A. carefully from beginning to end. 
B. when you have time. 
C. on an “as needed” basis. 
7. If an employee needed money to buy special computers for his department within the 
company, he would submit a/an 
A. annual report. 
B. proposal. 
C. procedure. 
8. Of the following, which projects plans for the future of the company? 
A. policy handbook 
B. proposal 
C. annual report 
9. Before filling out an original employment form, a person should 
A. volunteer all negative as well as positive information. 
B. decide what questions to answer first. 
C. photocopy the original, and practice on the copy first. 
10. A binding legal agreement between two parties is called 
A. a contract. 
B. an annual report. 
C. a proposal. 

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