Reading passages

196Os,.........
A)there were relatively few problems with the space 
program
B)man still hadn't achieved a major success in his 
space venture 
C)the number of astronauts with a good astronomical 
knowledge was small
D)the space technology was not advanced enough to 
prevent accidents
E)people did not believe that man could walk on the 
Moon 

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147 
The potato plant is native to the Peruvian Andes. It 
was cultivated in Peru and Bolivia and, along with 
corn, was the main food of the Incas. It was 
introduced into Europe by 16th-century Spanish 
explorers. Initially, the potato was avoided as a food 
by Europeans. It was supposedly endowed with 
powers such as the ability to cure certain illnesses, 
and so long as the plant remained rare in Europe, its 
price often reached astronomical heights. By 1573, 
however, it was being grown in Spain, and shortly 
thereafter in the Netherlands and in Switzerland. 
61-The potato………….. .
A)was the favourite food of 16th-century Spanish 
explorers 
B) used to be served with corn by the Incas 
C) was spread to the rest of the world from the
Peruvian Andes 
D)has only been known to Europeans for less than 
five decades 
E)is now more common in Europe although it was 
originally grown in Peru and Bolivia 
62-At first, Europeans…………………… .
A)were hesitant to use the potato as a foodstuff 
B)didn't find potatoes delicious enough to be worth 
eating 
C)were able to grow potatoes in astronomical sizes 
D)didn't know how to produce potatoes in large 
quantities 
E)were not aware of the curative value of the potato 
plant 
63-We can infer from the passage that, in Europe, 
the potato
A)didn't grow as big as It was In Bolivia and Peru 
B)began to be sold at reasonable prices only after It 
became more common 
C)has only been grown in Spain, the Netherlands, and 
Switzerland 
D)is the most common foodstuff today 
E)was only eaten by the sick for a long time 
Hand-made paper has been produced in Velke 
Losiny, North Moravia since the beginning of the 
16th century. Established by the Zevotin family, the 
actual manufacturing site used to be a unique wooden 
workshop built from the remains of a flour mill. The 
written records state that this paper mill, which was 
soon followed by others, began its operation between 
1592 and 1596. Other documents, such as the remains 
of the oldest surviving paper samples, have 
watermark imprints with the year 1596 and the 
Zerotin's family coat of arms. The production of 
hand-made paper didn't prove very profitable for the 
Zerotins as there were a few similar paper mills in the 
area which stiffened the competition.