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1. The point made in the passage is 
that the recession in the 1970s………. 
A. forced many young artists to give up their profession 
B. led to the immediate closure of several major museums in the West 
C. was one of the most serious in economic history 
D. didn't at first appear to hit hard at the art world 
E. meant exhibitions were regarded as unnecessary luxuries 
2. One can infer from the passage that if a generation of young artists is lost ...... 
A. this would not have a damaging effect on art museums and galleries even in the long run 
B. the future development of art will be greatly hampered 
C. recession in the art market would not last very long 
D. smaller galleries would benefit from it 
E. the organizing of exhibitions would be even more costly 
3. According to the passage, the people in the art world who were most strongly affected by the 
recession…….. 
A. were young artists and the owners of small galleries 
B. tried to balance their losses by buying up the work of young artists 
C. were the well established art dealers 
D. decided to stop exhibitions altogether 
E. resorted to all sorts of methods of attracting large crowds to their galleries 
Computers should never have acquired the exalted status they now have. Fascinating and invaluable as 
they are, even the most advanced have less brain power than a three-year-old. They do, however, score on 
single-mindedness. The three-year-old uses his brain not only to think but also to do tasks like seeing, 
hearing and running about, which need rapid and sophisticated electro-mechanical interactions- we too run 
on electricity. But the computer just sits there and sends spacecraft to the moon or reorganizes the world 
banking system, which is very much easier. That's why man's dream of robot servants is still a long way off. 
4. The main poin
t made in the passage is that the human brain……….. 
A. is much inferior to any known computer 
B. is infinitely more complex and powerful than any known computer. 
C. reaches its maximum efficiency at the age of three 
D. is not as complicated and mysterious as has usually been taught. 
E. has been entirely reproduced in computer form 
5. It is explained in the passage that the efficiency of the computer …….. 
A. will soon make it possible for the man to be served by robots 
B. depends on the speed with which the data are fed 
C. can best be appreciated in the decision-making positions 
D. is the result of its being concentrated on one task at a time 
E. depends upon sophisticated electro-mechanical interactions 
6. The author feels that the computers …….. 
A. are becoming unaffordable as they get more advanced 
B. have contributed immensely to the improvement of living standards 
C. have been unnecessarily overrated 
D. will be a major force behind all future progress 
E. are capable of doing all the tasks the human brain performs even more efficiently 

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