Reading passages

214 -The passage tells, us that archaeologists are 
worried ----- .
A) about the impoverished state of the farmers and 
shepherds 
B) because they are not allowed to continue 
excavations in Syria 
C) because buildings of historical value have 
officially been given to villagers 
D) due to the government's decidedly anti - Christian 
stance 
E) because the growing population is threatening 
historic sites in Syria 
215 -The passage suggests that the villagers‘ lack 
of concern comes from --- .
A) the government's policy of not fining them 
heavily for destruction 
B) their belief that the cities have always belonged 
to Syrians 
C) their cultural and religious distance from Syria's 
Christian past 
D) the government's lax attitude to drive them out of 
their new homes 
E) the great profit to be made from selling 
antiquities to archaeologists 
216 -It may be gathered from the passage that the 
ancient cities of northern Syria ---- .
A) are in very good condition despite being empty 
for a thousand years 
B) are hard to find since they are simply shapeless 
piles of rocks 
C) are really quite new cities but are very poorly 
maintained 
D) have been continuously inhabited for a least a 
millennium 
E) are also home to a large number of Christians 

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40 
For the first time after the Apollo moon landings, 
NASA is launching a mission into outer space to 
bring back extraterritorial material. This time, NASA 
is going after comet and interstellar dust. "Stardust", 
the robotic spacecraft that will collect the tiny grains, 
is scheduled for a journey of seven years that will 
cover 5.1 billion kilometres. It is NASA's first 
attempt to bring back pieces of a comet. This