Reading passages

132- The passage concerns with .................. .

A) the dangers of foreign competition in business

B) the dynamics in the implementation of national economic policies
C) some of the more striking features of the current national policies
D) the question of how big firms can influence the world economy negatively
E) the growing importance of internationalism in terms of economics


A WWF (World Wildlife Fund) project has resulted in over a hundred fish ponds being built in the lrian Jaya rainforest in eastern Indonesia. The fish ponds provide a much needed, reliable source of income and food for the local community. They also produce an invaluable by-product: a reason for the villagers to take care of the local rainforest. The ponds require a supply of clean, fresh water. This is only available throughout the year if water- retaining roots of the neighbouring trees are kept intact, which gave WWF good reason to provide plans and concrete for the ponds, and fish to stock them with. And because they believe it is more important to motivate by physical example than by just giving advice. WWF agricultural extension workers helped to construct concrete tanks and dig fish ponds. Now an entire community benefits and the entire community runs the fish pond program without outside help.


133- The aim of the WWF when building the ponds, as stated in the passage, is ............ .

A) because this area of Indonesia was badly in need of industry

B) to motivate the villagers into looking after their area of rainforest
C) to increase the local fish stocks which could not happen without assistance
D) to provide the local villagers with a clean supply of fresh water
E) to educate the local community to be self-sufficient


134- We can infer from the passage that the roots of the trees .............. .

A) are used to form a support when building the ponds

B) had to be removed in many areas in order to make room for the ponds
C) create natural pond areas which have been incorporated into WWF's plan
D) have a function in that they are able to hold onto water
E) help to provide protection for the valuable fish stocks