Reading passages

163- It is emphasised in the passage that...... .

A) many of the deaths could have been avoided through better health care

B) such infectious diseases such as typhus and dysentery caused the loss of many lives among the undernourished.
C) Western Europe was not exposed to any of the infectious diseases during the war
D) most of Western Europe was occupied for a large part of the war
E) refugees and the homeless were adequately taken care of during the war


164- The author explains that .................. .

A) among the homeless, it was children who were most seriously affected

B) sanitary conditions in concentration camps were terrible
C) owing to malnutrition, there was an unprecedented outbreak of tuberculosis among the fighting men
D) during the Second World War, civilians were not affected by infectious diseases as much as it might have been expected
E) due to the efficiency of health precautions, all the infectious diseases had only a marginal effect


165- The experience of the Second World War........... .

A) showed how inhuman were the conditions in the concentration camps

B) proved valuable as regards the control of diseases
C) encouraged industrialised countries to provide housing for the homeless
D) has inspired many countries of Western Europe with the idea of a lasting peace.
E) has contributed to the rapid industrialisation of the western world


As technological developments have altered production techniques, types of mechanical equipment and varieties of outputs, society has begun to recognise that economic progress involves not only changes in machinery but also in man - not only expenditures on equipment but also in people. Investment in people makes it possible to take advantage of technical progress as well as to continue that progress. Improvements in health make investment in education more rewarding by extending life expectancy. Investment in education expands and extends knowledge, leading to advances which raise productivity and improve health.