1 -it is clear from the passage that

179 -It is stated in the passage that container ships ---- .
A) are the fastest ships in the world
B) can travel so fast because they are loaded with standard size containers
C) have virtually replaced passenger liners
D) are described as "monsters" because they are ugly
E) have recently begun sailing the oceans


180 -We learn from the passage that ------ .
A) container vessels come in all sizes
B) container vessels have been around for as long as passenger liners
C) passenger liners still have a number of important advantages over container
D) because containers are of a standard size, they can be used as building blocks
E) container vessels can only be loaded and unloaded at specially equipped ports


The word alphabet is made up from the first two letters of the Greek alphabet-alpha and beta-and describes any group of symbols intended to represent the sounds used in speech. The letters of an alphabet can be assembled in thousands of different combinations to form words, and are therefore much more flexible than other symbols, such as pictograms or ideograms each of which can only stand for one particular object or idea. The origin of alphabets is obscure. Some scholars believe that the first true alphabets developed from Egyptian Hieroglyphics; others contend that the cuneiform scripts of the Sumerians, Babylonians and Assyrians hold the key.


181 -The author tell us that an alphabet is ---- .
A) two Greek letters, alpha and beta
B) a group of meaningless symbols
C) a group of signs that stand for vocal sounds
D) the sounds used when we speak
E) a combination of pictograms and ideograms


182 -It is clear from the passage that alphabets are well -suited for writing because ---- .
A) they are not as rigid as other symbolic systems
B) their letters represent specific words or ideas
C) they derive from ancient hieroglyphics
D) they can have thousands of different letters
E) they are easy to learn for any member of the community