Reading passages

293- We can infer from the passage that prior to the 15th century Venice ---- . 
A) was not influenced in any way by Gothic architecture 
B) could show no examples of buildings in the Byzantine style 
C) was already famous for its great painters and architects 
D) was already proud of her Renaissance buildings 
E) hardly produced any painters of importance 
294- It is implied in the passage that St Mark's square in Venice ------- . 
A) was designed by the Venetian school of painters 
B) is dominated by buildings in the Gothic style 
C) stands next to the Piazzetta which architecturally has been neglected 
D) is both the cultural and the social centre of the city 
E) is surrounded by buildings which house the works of Titian and other great Venetian painters 
Radical changes in the life of European society were caused by the new technological inventions of 
the 18th and 19th centuries which resulted in a gradual but complete reorganisation of the productive 
process. This is generally known as" the Industrial Revolution". The most important feature of this 
Industrial Revolution was the increasing specialisation of labour and with it, the removal of more and 
more industries from the home to the factory. In addition, a growing number of activities, such as 
baking, soap making and dressmaking were taken over by industry. These changes profoundly 
affected the life styles of women. Many of them worked in the new factories for very low wages and 
for excessively long hours; others stayed at home and worked for manufactures. 
295- According to the text, the 18th and 19
th
 centuries in the West ------- . 
A) saw a great economic and industrial decline 
B) domestic industry developed alongside the reorganisation of industry 

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C) were a time when working conditions were greatly improved 
D) experienced great technical advances which led to radical changes in the production process 
E) gave priority to domestic industries