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"Half of my employees have gotten sick lately," Lance Smith, the foreman, said, proceeding to show me a copy of the absentees from the last two weeks.
Which statement is an accurate paraphrase of the information given above?
A) "Half of my employees have gotten sick lately," Lance Smith, the foreman, said.
B) Lance Smith worked at the company for sixteen years before being appointed foreman.
C) Not everyone has reported quite as much catastrophic illness as foreman Lance Smith.
D) Foreman Lance Smith even reported that a large number of employees, perhaps as many as "half," had missed work due to illness.