Reading passages

 
165- The experience of the Second World 
War........... .
A) showed how inhuman were the conditions in the 
concentration camps 
B) proved valuable as regards the control of 
diseases 
C) encouraged industrialised countries to provide 
housing for the homeless 
D) has inspired many countries of Western Europe 
with the idea of a lasting peace. 
E) has contributed to the rapid industrialisation of 
the western world 
As technological developments have altered 
production techniques, types of mechanical 
equipment and varieties of outputs, society has 
begun to recognise that economic progress 
involves not only changes in machinery but also in 
man - not only expenditures on equipment but 
also in people. Investment in people makes it 
possible to take advantage of technical progress as 
well as to continue that progress. Improvements 
in health make investment in education more 
rewarding 
by 
extending 
life 
expectancy. 
Investment in education expands and extends 
knowledge, leading to advances which raise 
productivity and improve health.
 
166- According to the author, investment in 
education ............... .
A) has a direct impact on production techniques 
B) as little significance for economic progress 
C) is far more important than investment in health 
C) has led to certain specific technological changes 
E) will contribute positively to human progress 
167- The passage is mainly concerned with .......... 
.
A) the question of economic progress and 
productivity 
B) the necessity of improvement in health services 
C) the impact of economy in life expectancy 
D) long term benefits of investments in education 
E) new education policies to meet technological 
needs