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D) reaches its maximum efficiency at the age of three 
E) has been entirely reproduced in computer form 
8. It is emphasized in the passage that the efficiency of the computer 
A) depend on the/speed with which the data are collected 
B) will soon make it possible for man to be served by robots 
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 on sophisticated electro-mechanical interactions. 
9. The author thinks that Computers ............. . 
A), have contributed immensely to the improvement of living standards. 
B) are becoming unaffordable as they get more developed. 
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. 
The rapid growth of the world's population in the twentieth century has been on a scale without parallel in 
human history. Most of this growth has taken place since 1950 and is known, as the population explosion. 
Between 1950 and 1980 the world population went up from 2.5 to over 4 billion, and by the end of the 
century this figure will have risen to at least 6 billion. Growth of this size cannot carry on indefinitely. Recent 
forecasts suggest that the total population will remain steady between 10 and 15 billion in the mid twenty-
first century. Already there are encouraging signs that the rate of rise in many underdeveloped countries is 
beginning to slow down.
10. In accordance with the passage, at no period in human history has there been ............. . . 
A) a sharp decrease in population like the one since 1980 
B) so much consensus among nations concerning the population of the world 
C) a universal fear about the future of human beings. 
D) as comprehensive a study of population problems as the one envisaged now 
E) a population explosion of the magnitude of the one in this century 
11. It is stated in the passage that the increase in the world population ............. .
A) is expected to continue even faster until 1950
B) is a highly encouraging sign for the general economy 
C) will not continue into the next century 
D) has been carrying on noticeably since 1950 
E) has been much faster in the developed countries. 
12. It has been anticipated that, by the middle of the next century 
A) the population growth rate in less developed countries will be much higher than that in previous years. 
B) kinds of measures will have been taken to encourage population growth
C) the world population will not be stabilized at around 10 to 15 billion. 
D) the rate of increase will still be increasing 
E) the rate of population rise will have doubled the 1950 rate. 

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