13. Lowering the infant death-rate may A) prove to be helpful everywhere in the world B)give rise to an increase in population in E europe C) cause food shortages in Asia and africa D)raise the living standard of the people in Africa
13. Lowering the infant death-rate may ________. A) prove to be helpful everywhere in the world B) give rise to an increase in population in Europe. C) cause food shortages in Asia and Africa D) raise the living standard of the people in Africa
14. The author uses the examples in the passage to illustrate his point that A) it's extremely difficult to consider all the important elements in problem B) success in medical research has its negative effects C) scientists may unknowingly cause destruction to the human race D) it's unwise to be totally absorbed in research in scientific medicine
14. The author uses the examples in the passage to illustrate his point that _________. A) it’s extremely difficult to consider all the important elements in problem B) success in medical research has its negative effects C) scientists may unknowingly cause destruction to the human race. D) it’s unwise to be totally absorbed in research in scientific medicine
15. What is the main idea of the passage A)It is unwise to place the results of scientific research in the hands of a powerful mad man B) The more knowledge one has, the wiser one becomes C) Any increase of knowledge could lead to disastrous results without the guidance of wisdom D)Wisdom increases in proportion to one's age
15. What is the main idea of the passage? A) It is unwise to place the results of scientific research in the hands of a powerful mad man. B) The more knowledge one has, the wiser one becomes. C) Any increase of knowledge could lead to disastrous results without the guidance of wisdom. D) Wisdom increases in proportion to one’s age
Passage Four Questions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage
Passage Four Questions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage:
For any given task in Britain there are more men than are needed. Strong unions keep them unions quarrel over three jobs, the argument is settled by giving each union two. That means 33 per cent overmanning, 33 per cent less productivity than could be obtained a reporter who has visited plants throughout europe has an impression that the pace of work in much slower here Nobody tries to hard Tea breaks do matter and are frequent. It is hard to measure intensity of work, but Britons give a distinct impression of going at their tasks in a more leisurely way
For any given task in Britain there are more men than are needed. Strong unions keep them unions quarrel over three jobs, the argument is settled by giving each union two. That means 33 per cent overmanning, 33 per cent less productivity than could be obtained. A reporter who has visited plants throughout Europe has an impression that the pace of work in much slower here. Nobody tries to hard. Tea breaks do matter and are frequent. It is hard to measure intensity of work, but Britons give a distinct impression of going at their tasks in a more leisurely way