UNIT 2 
CONTENT COURSE
CONTENT COURSE
2.1 ANALYZING PARAGRAPHS FOR THE
MAIN IDEA AND ITS DEVELOPMENT
2.2 FINDING THE IMPLIED MAIN
IDEA OF A PARAGRAPH
2.3 GRAMMAR (PERFECT TENSES)
2.4 SKIMMING FOR THE GENERAL
IDEA
2.5 DISTINGUISHING BETWEEN
GENERAL AND SPECIFIC
STATEMENTS
2.6 SELECTING THE MAIN IDEA
DETAILS
2.7 GRAMMAR (CONDITIONALS)
Each paragraph is followed by four statements. Select the statement that best expresses the main idea.
People often refer to taxes in terms of their being much too high. In reality, they are probably even higher than you think, because in addition to the federal income tax we are now studying, there are many other Federal, State, and local taxes, including sales taxes, inheritance taxes,
People often refer to taxes in terms of their being much too high. In reality, they are probably even higher than you think, because in addition to the federal income tax we are now studying, there are many other Federal, State, and local taxes, including sales taxes, inheritance taxes,
state income taxes, personal property taxes, real estate taxes, and others. These are just some of the most obvious ones.
The fact that electronic computers are now used for data processing has led the general public to believe that it is a mysterious, complicated science and that the computers are giant brains. Both of these ideas are false. A computer is basically just a high-speed adding machine that performs the functions it is told to. If the input data are varied even a little, the computer is unable to operate until it is programmed to accept the variations. The business operations it performs are impressive only
because of the extremely high speed of manipulation, but most of these operations have been used for decades. Unlike man, the computer performs repetitive calculations without getting tired or bored.
