Reading passages

Cultural Organisation, are also spoken, if easily 
pronounced. The use of abbreviations dates back 
to ancient times, but widespread use of them has 
been most acute in the 20th century, which is 
directly 
related 
to 
the 
vast 
increase 
in 
information.
211- According to the passage, the function of 
abbreviations ............. .
A) was quite different in the past 
B) concerned writing in the past but now it 
concerns speaking 
C) has remained the same since ancient times 
D) used to depend on the purpose of the user 
E) has varied over the years alongside the increase 
in information 
212- It's clear from the passage that the 
abbreviation UNESCO ............... .
A) is formed by using the initial letters of the 
words in its name 
B) started the tradition of shortening words or 
phrases 

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C) is used in writing more often than in speaking 
D) was devised to make the pronunciation of its 
full form easier 
E) has been used since the organisation was 
founded 
213- The passage states that using the abbreviated 
form of a word or phrase ............. .
A) helps us to make ourselves better understood 
B) makes pronunciation much easier for us 
C) used to be more common in the past 
D) enables us to use less time and space 
E) has made organisations like UNESCO easily- 
remembered 
The term caste refers to an extreme form social 
differentiation in which the groups that constitute 
society are ranked in a hierarchical scale. In all 
true caste system society as a whole is divided into