Reading passages

oration called ― The Terror of Change‖ , Patricia 
Gulas Strauch cited three aspects of our future 
about which there is still disagreement: The speed 
of change will accelerate, the world will be 
increasingly intricate, and nations and world 
issues will be increasingly interrelated. Today‘s 
problems, facing Third World megacities in 
particular ,cannot be ignored by developed 
countries. We cannot look to the past for 
resolutions, there is no precedent for such growth. 
We are in uncharted, challenging waters.
49- The points put forward in the lecture ― The 
Terror of Change‖ ............. .
A) are, for the most part, accepted 
B) have changed scholars from a sense of optimism 
to one of gloom 
C) hadn‟t been considered by scholars previously 
D) caused much debate and disagreement 
E) filled several volumes 
50- According to the writer, having no 
equivalents in the past, ............ .
A) analyses formulated by experts are open to 
discussion 

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B) books on the world‟s problems cause a great 
deal of debate 
C) Their World megacities are not sufficiently 
aided 
D) Modern technological developments do not 
meet the needs of the people 
E) today‟s problems require new solutions 
51- The outlook for the world‘s future............. .
A) arouses optimism in some experts, yet 
pessimism in others 
B) is a repetition of events which occurred in the 
past 
C) depends entirely on technological advances 
made today 
D) is one of overpopulation, pollution and reduced 
farm production 
E) shows that the population will soon exceed the 
earth‟s capacity