Reading passages

181 -The author tell us that an alphabet is ---- .
A) two Greek letters, alpha and beta
B) a group of meaningless symbols
C) a group of signs that stand for vocal sounds
D) the sounds used when we speak
E) a combination of pictograms and ideograms
182 -It is clear from the passage that alphabets are well -suited for writing because ---- .
A) they are not as rigid as other symbolic systems
B) their letters represent specific words or ideas
C) they derive from ancient hieroglyphics
D) they can have thousands of different letters
E) they are easy to learn for any member of the community


183 -It's mentioned in the passage that academics disagree about ----- .
A) the disadvantages of alphabets
B) Egyptian Hieroglyphics
C) pictograms and ideograms
D) the key to cuneiform scripts
E) how alphabets originated
India, one of the poorest countries in the world. has the most HIV positive citizens, an estimated 4 million people. However, it is estimated that less than 1 percent of those living with HIV in India can afford the medication; about 20 pills of various types which has become known as the "AID cocktail". Indigenous production of drugs which will eliminate the cost of import, and perhaps even development of a vaccine may be the only way for India to combat AIDS But costs remain high, even though an Indian company has begun to produce some of the treatment drugs in India.


184 -It is stated in the passage that --- .
A) 4 million people in India are taking medication for HIV
B) none of the HIV medication is produced in India
C) HIV positive Indians may have got the disease at cocktail parties
D) if the HIV medication were a little cheaper, everyone would be able to afford it
E) there is no country in the world with more HIV positive citizens than India


185 -The "AIDS cocktail" ---- .
A) is widely available and inexpensive
B) is produced in India by an Indian company
C) is taken by all HIV positive Indians every day
D) consists of about 20 different kinds of medicine
E) was devised, by an Indian doctor to combat AIDS