Comprehension Passages

214-The passage tells, us that archaeologists are worried………….. .

A)about the impoverished state of the farmers and shepherds

B) because they are not allowed to continue excavations in Syria

C)because buildings of historical value have officially been given to villagers

D)due to the government's decidedly anti-Christian stance

***E) because the growing population is threatening historic sites in Syria

215-The passage suggests that the villagers’ lack of concern comes from ………. .

A)the government's policy of not fining them heavily for destruction

B)their belief that the cities have always belonged to Syrians

***C)their cultural and religious distance from Syria's Christian past

D)the government's lax attitude to drive them out of their new homes

E)the great profit to be made from selling antiquities to archaeologists