Reading passages

101-It is clear from the passage that…….. .
A) the law had the opposite effect from what was intended
B) the number of Americans who obeyed the law was smaller than those who didn't
C) the best way to stop people from doing something is to make a law against it
D) Prohibition was the main cause of the existence of slums in the 1920s
E) Americans in general like drinking alcohol


102- When the law was introduced, ………. .
A)no one thought that it would eliminate organised crime groups
B)the USA was the leading country in terms of the amount of alcohol consumed
C)some people were bold enough to fight against it
D)there were people who believed that it would really work
E)a noticeable decline was observed in the number of crimes committed by slum-dwellers
Around 8000 B.C. agriculture was developed. People had never before eaten so well, and a population increase followed. But this also meant that people had to give up their free, nomadic life, and remain tied to a single place. It also meant hard labour. Nomadism did not disappear, of course. Those who retained the old wandering way of life continued to regard themselves as freer and more noble than settled peoples, whom they would often raid. These divisions and conflicts between nomad and settled farmer continue in many parts of Africa and Asia right up to the end of the 20th century.


103-The passage states that one result of the development of agriculture was that ……… .
A) people didn't have to work as hard as they used to
B) people began to make inventions
C) there was an improvement in people's diet
D) nomadism gradually disappeared
E) people became less savage


104- It is clear from the passage that…….. .
A) was invented after long periods of hard work
B) was regarded as too difficult by nomads
C) was best carried out by the people in Asia and Africa
D) also helped develop people's way of thinking
E) prevented people from living as freely as before