Reading passages

 
 
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E) the leopard‟s hunting ability is much worse than 
that of the tiger 
―Human rights‖ is a fairly new term for what was 
formerly called ―the rights of man.‖ It was 
Eleanor Roosevelt in the 1940s who promoted the 
use of the expression ―human rights‖ once she 
discovered, through her work in the United 
Nations, that the rights of men were not 
considered in some parts of the world to include 
the rights of women. The ―rights of man‖ at an 
earlier date had itself replaced the original name 
―natural rights‖, in part, perhaps, as the concept 
of natural law, with which the concept of natural 
rights was logically connected, had become a 
subject of controversy.
124- The passage illustrates the stages by 
which................. .
A) Eleanor Roosevelt discovered the idea of human 
rights 
B) the United Nations sometimes carries out its 
procedures 
C) human rights are today being violated in many 
countries. 
D) the various “rights of man” had to be 
recognised.
E) the name “human rights” came into use 
125- By referring to Eleanor Roosevelt, the author 
explains that, before the 1940s, the term ―the 
rights of man‖ .....
A) had often been misunderstood by some 
countries 
B) had faced severe criticism 
C) had always been used referring to “the rights of 
women” 
D) had already become useless in world politics 
E) had long been a subject of discussions among 
politicians 
126- It is pointed out in the passage that the 
disagreement about the concept of natural 
law......
A) was actually of no importance in many parts of 
the world 
B) forced Eleanor Roosevelt to introduce the name 
"human rights" 
C) was connected with the growing recognition of 
the rights women 
D) meant that the term “natural rights” was not 
acceptable anymore 
E) explained the work of the United Nations