Reading passages

171- According to the text, the major protest 
against the despots of modern times...................... .
A) has been largely related to their genocidal 
actions 
B) started to increase after 1933 
C) has largely been confined to the Western nations 
D) has been owing to a growing fear of 
totalitarianism 
E) has come from ordinary people who are 
concerned about their basic rights 
A great number of books have been prepared on 
computers, 
computer 
programming, 
and 
computer programming languages, particularly 
Fortran. Producing another book on Fortran, 
even the newest Fortran IV, probably seems 
unreasonable to most, and it is with mild 
trepidation that, I, the author, embark on this 
project. On the other hand, several good reasons 
can be stated for doing just that. Most computer 
professionals will agree that the field of computer 
and information science has quickly become a 
valid discipline for academia, and that rapid 
changes are occurring in computer programming 
languages. Both of these facts suggest that a new 
direction be taken in presenting the subject.
172- From the passage we can infer that the 
writer is somewhat apprehensive in case 
.................. .
A) developments in computer programming will 
become more and more expensive 
B) computer sales should drop rapidly 
C) his book will be felt, by many people, to be 
useless. 
D) programming languages should become much 
more complicated 
E) computer programming should be taken over by 
academia 
173- According to the text, publications on 
computer technology ...................... .

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