Reading passages

45. 
According to the passage, it is anticipated that . 
A) food production will double in the future 
B) the per capita income in Africa countries will continue to rise 
C) the present situation concerning population growth and food production will soon improve 
D) all the African countries will soon solve all their population problems 
E) unless serious measures are taken, the poor countries of the world will be faced with famine 

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Senegal is heavily dependent on the export of 
crude oil to finance industrial development. 90% 
of Senegal's exports by value are crude oil. At current production rates, known reserves are only 
sufficient until the end of the century. Industrialization was boosted after 1973 following the fourfold 
increase in oil prices. In the early 1980s prices fell, and Senegal lost important income. Oil 
production peaked when it reached 112 million tones in 1974. 
46. It is claimed in the passage that the sharp rise in oil prices in 1973 
A) has less effect on Senegal's economy than might have been expected 
B) contributed greatly to industrial development in Senegal 
C) coincided with a considerable decrease in oil production 
D) provided Senegal with a high revenue oil into the late 1980s 
E) put a great deal of pressure on Senegal's oil reserves 
47. 
It is inferred from the passage that only a fraction of Senegal's exports_______. 
A) are goods other than crude oil. 
B) would be needed to support industrial development 
C) were affected by the decrease in oil prices in the 1980s. 
D) were oil-related 
E) have benefited from price increases. 
48. 
According to the passage as long as the current rate of oil production is 
maintained______. 
A) world oil prices are not expected to rise significantly. 
B) Senegal's industrial development plans will soon be fully realised. 
C) Senegal is likely to have no oil reserves left by the year 2000 
D) Senegal will continue to enjoy large revenues 
E) the variety of goods exported from Senegal will be more. 
Computers should never have received the significant status they now have, Fascinating and 
invaluable as they are, even the most developed have less brain power than a three-year-old. They 
do, however, score on single mindedness. The three year old uses her brain not only to think but also 
to do some certain tasks like seeing hearing and running about, which need incredibly fast and 
sophisticated electro-mechanical interactions. But the computer just sits there and sends spacecraft to 
the moon or re-arranges the world banking system which is very much easier. That's why man's 
dream of robot maids is still a long way off.