Reading passages

38- We can understand from the passage that in 
the main, in the aftermath of a disaster .............
A) it is not often possible to have access to 
adequate communication facilities 
B) the transport of relief workers to the area should 
be carefully planned 
C) untold benefits are to be derived from mass 
immunisation 
D) the distribution of food and medicine is the 
main activity of the relief phase 
E) conditions are not favourable for the 
implementation 
of 
an 
efficient 
immunisation 
programme 
39- We can gather from the passage that if 
transport and communication facilities are 
adequate ............. .
A) the relief efforts will be adversely affected 
B) the population at risk has to be moved to a safer 
place 
C) the problems facing relief workers will not be so 
obvious 
D) relief efforts have to be doubled to improve the 
situation 
E) the amount of man power has to be increased by 
every means available 
Alcohol, nicotine and caffeine are psychoactive 
drugs that are freely available in our society. 
Their widespread use shows that they provide a 
common solution to the problems of vast numbers 
of individuals. The extend and nature of their use 
is not, however, uniform but varies with the 
particular sub-culture involved. To take alcohol, 
for example, there are wide differences between 

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the drinking habits and rituals of merchant 
seamen and businessmen, between Italians and 
Jews. Each sub-group in society will have a 
conception of what is the appropriate situation for 
a drink; what the