Reading passages

 
 
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162- It is pointed out in the passage that ..... .
A) political crimes make up only a small part of terrorism 
B) because of more lethal weapons terrorists find themselves in greater danger 
C) today terrorism is no longer confined to one country alone 
D) prior to the 1970s terrorism was unknown 
E) improved communications have led to the capture of more terrorists
From the point of view of the control of diseases, World War II represented a 
transitional period for industrialised combatant countries. As far as infectious 
diseases are concerned, the five years of
continual war and occupation had affected civilian populations in Europe 
surprisingly less than did warfare in previous conflicts. The most notable increases in 
disease levels. were those of new case of tuberculosis, which rose steadily throughout 
Western Europe, and of reported cases of typhoid fever. Most seriously affected were 
displaced persons, encamped refugees and inmates of concentration camps. In 
marginally nourished and starving patients, typhus, dysentery, scarlet fever, and 
diphtheria caused sporadic outbreaks and many deaths.
163- It is emphasised in the passage that...... .
A) many of the deaths could have been avoided through better health care 
B) such infectious diseases such as typhus and dysentery caused the loss of many lives 
among the undernourished. 
C) Western Europe was not exposed to any of the infectious diseases during the war 
D) most of Western Europe was occupied for a large part of the war 
E) refugees and the homeless were adequately taken care of during the war 
 
164- The author explains that .................. .
A) among the homeless, it was children who were most seriously affected 
B) sanitary conditions in concentration camps were terrible 
C) owing to malnutrition, there was an unprecedented outbreak of tuberculosis among the 
fighting men 
D) during the Second World War, civilians were not affected by infectious diseases as 
much as it might have been expected 
E) due to the efficiency of health precautions, all the infectious diseases had only a 
marginal effect