Reading passages

58-In the late 1950………….. . 
A)men were walking on the moon 
B)many astronauts and cosmonauts lost their lives 
C)space travel developed far faster than It does now
D)most people expected a great deal from space programs
E)mankind had not yet ventured into space 
59-It is clear from the passage that...... 
A)advances in space travel have not kept up with earlier expectations 
B)space travel is one of the most important technological achievements of recent years
C)until a few decades ago, few people realised how expensive space travel would be
D)poverty and famine are, in part, caused by expensive space travel 
E)there will soon be a manned landing on Mars 
60-It is stated in the passage that, until the late 196Os,.........
A)there were relatively few problems with the space program
B)man still hadn't achieved a major success in his space venture 

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C)the number of astronauts with a good 
astronomical knowledge was small
D)the space technology was not advanced enough to prevent accidents
E)people did not believe that man could walk on the Moon 
The potato plant is native to the Peruvian Andes. It was cultivated in Peru and Bolivia and, along 
with corn, was the main food of the Incas. It was introduced into Europe by 16th-century Spanish 
explorers. Initially, the potato was avoided as a food by Europeans. It was supposedly endowed with 
powers such as the ability to cure certain illnesses, and so long as the plant remained rare in Europe, 
its price often reached astronomical heights. By 1573, however, it was being grown in Spain, and 
shortly thereafter in the Netherlands and in Switzerland. 
61-The potato………….. . 
A)was the favourite food of 16th-century Spanish explorers 
B) used to be served with corn by the Incas 
C) was spread to the rest of the world from the Peruvian Andes 
D)has only been known to Europeans for less than five decades 
E)is now more common in Europe although it was originally grown in Peru and Bolivia