Reading passages

128- It is obvious from the passage that the source materials concerning Leonardo da Vinci .......

A) consists only of books written about him by his contemporaries

B) have shed light only on his daily routine life
C) have not received adequate critical attention
D) not only include his letters, poems, and biographies but also documents relating to his commissions and sales
E) have taken nearly a hundred years to be annotated and published


129- According to the passage, the new data about Leonardo da Vinci .................. .

A) have led to similar resources about his contemporaries

B) have in some instances contradicted the traditional opinions about him
C) have fully confirmed the views received from his early biographers
D) have let to a great deal of controversy among historians
E) have yet to be collected and analysed


Economic dynamics have decisively changed from the national economy to the world economy. From now on any nation-and also any business, especially an established one that wants to prosper will have to accept that it is the world economy that leads and that domestic economic policies will succeed only if they strengthen, or at least do not impair, the country’s international competitive position. This may be the most significant-it surely is the most striking-feature of the shifted world economy.


130- The writer explains that one significant development in economy has been .................. .

A) that national economies are now closely related to the world economy

B) the growing needs for national economic policies
C) the pressure on the importance of domestic economic policies
D) a keener competition between national and international companies
E) the decline of competition in domestic markets


131- From the passage it seems that, in order to achieve economic prosperity, it .................... .

A) must protect itself from new dynamics in national economy

B) has to encourage and support big companies
C) needs to be ruthless in economic policies
D) must start competition within the domestic market
E) has to think and plan according to world economy