Reading passages

109-The author of the passage does not believe 
that …….. .
A) Nigeria is of great regional importance 
B) the economic performance of the country is so bad 

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C) Nigeria's present government can recover the 
country from its bad situation 
D) Inviting foreign investors to the country would be 
a good idea 
E) Nigeria is characterised by political instability and 
a poor human rights record 
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The author's comments about Nigeria can be 
best summarised as that ……….. .
A)Nigeria's economy has great potential, but has 
been mismanaged 
B)in spite of sensible policies, Nigeria's economy 
persists in performing badly 
C)the state of Nigeria's economy is hopeless 
D)the most urgent thing Nigeria needs is a sensible 
family-planning 
E)taking all factors into consideration, Nigeria is a 
perfect place for foreign investors 
111-The main problem for the Nigerian economy 
has been……… .
A)an insensitive privatisation program 
B)its poor resources, large population and regional 
importance 
C)the widespread violation of human rights 
D)a combination of factors resulting from bad 
government 
E)the recent package of economic measures including 
an exchange rate reform 
Scientists have succeeded in making human 
volunteers immune to malaria by injecting them with 
genetic material. The breakthrough brings the 
prospect of a much-needed vaccine significantly 
closer. Malaria kills between one and two minion 
people every year –mostly and mostly in Africa - and 
makes a further 500 million people ill. The hunt for a 
vaccine has lasted for more than 20 years. Dr Stephen 
Hoffman and his team of researchers have taken from 
the malarial microbe, which can not cause the disease 
in themselves, into 20 volunteers, following 
successful tests on animals. The volunteers' immune 
systems were found to be as good as those of people 
who have naturally contracted the infection through a 
mosquito bite and recovered.