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A generation ago, the popular choice was the foot 
of Mt. Fuji, but the area's geological instability 
defeated the plan before the politicians could. 
(a,c,e)
241- It is implied in the passage that .......... .
A) Japan's plan to change its capital isn't 
economical for the time being 
B) the Japanese government has had plans to 
relocate its capital for ages 
C) Tokyo, Japan's current capital, is no longer a 
pleasant city to live in 
D) most politicians in Japan are against the idea to 
build a new capital 
E) despite being more inhabitable than the other 
Japanese cities, Tokyo isn't liked by most as a capital 
242- There is a disagreement among the Japanese 
as to whether ........... .
A) the government should reduce the number of 
ministries 
B) a different capital could solve all their financial 
problems 
C) it is sensible to change their present capital 
D) they should vote for the government in the 
forthcoming elections again 
E) the predictions about a possible quake for Tokyo 
are true 
243- Among the reasons why Tokyo should no 
longer be the capital of Japan, one not mentioned 
in the passage is .......... .
A) the need to govern the country from a central 
city 
B) the likelihood of an immense earthquake 
C) the migration of well-educated people from the 
other provinces into Tokyo 
D) the city's being densely populated 
E) geographical instability of the city 
Alfred Bernhard Nobel donated most of his vast 
fortune in trust as a fund from which annual 
prizes could be awarded to individuals and 
organisations who had achieved the greatest 
benefit to humanity in a particular year. 
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