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4. The author points out that many businessmen ............. 
a. have expected to make their fortune in the Amazon basin, but most of them have been disappointed 
b. have invested heavily in the Amazon basin and made huge profits 
c. have followed the example of Henry Ford and started an enterprise in the Amazon basin 
d. have only been interested in importing rubber, coffee and cocoa from the Amazon basin 
e. have followed the advice of the Brazilians and become rich 
5. According to the text, there has been a great deal of economic interest in the Amazon basin ............. 
a. and the interest is still growing rapidly 
b. even though Henry Ford invested very little money there 
c. but very few people have actually invested money there 
d. since many investors have lost money in the region 
e. because the region has a wealth of raw materials 
6. One can understand from the text that the Amazon basin ............. 
a. is producing less and less in the way of raw materials 
b. still remains a challenge to businessmen and does not give easy profits 
c. is rich in rubber, coffee and cocoa, but in nothing else at all 
d. is fast becoming one of the world's major industrial regions 
e. no longer welcomes foreign investments 
As industrial developments have distorted production methods, types of automatic equipment and varieties 
of outputs, society has begun to be familiar with economic progress involving not only changes in 
machinery but also in man-not only expenditures on equipment but also on people. Asset in people makes it 
possible to take advantage of technical progress as well as to keep on that progress. Upgrading in health 
makes asset in education more satisfying by extending life expectations. Asset in education expands and 
extends knowledge, causing advances that raise productivity and improve health. 
7. To the author, asset in education ....................... . 
a. has a direct impact on production techniques 
b. will contribute positively to human progress 
c. has little significance for economic progress 
d. is far more important than investment in health 
e. has led to certain specific technological changes 
8. The passage is mainly dealing with ........................ . 
a. the question of economic progress and productivity 
b. the necessity of improvement in health services 
c. long term benefits of investment in education 
d. the impact of economy in life expectancy 
e. new education policies to meet technological needs 
9. According to the passage, ........................ . 
a. questions of increased output must be given priority 
b. economic progress depends largely on technological developments 
c. expenditures should be evenly distributed among the sector 
d. improvements in the health services are urgently required 
e. society was slow to realize the need to invest in man 

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