Reading passages

 
 
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for violent shows, the relationship is certainly valid. A steady diet of TV violence can also 
make children numb to reality. One eleven -year -old was quoted as saying that he had 
seen so many assaults and murders on the screen that if he saw someone really get killed, 
it would not bother him. 
190 -According to the study mentioned in the passage, the most likely people to be 
aggressive are --- .
A) those with violent family relationships 
B) people with low IQ's 
C) those who are numb to reality 
D) people who watch too much violence on TV
E) those from poor families 
191 -The passage states that socio -economic background ---- .
A) is less important than a taste for violent TV shows as an indicator of an aggressive 
personality 
B) is more important than family relationships or IQ in evaluating a violent personality 
C) leads to a preference for violent 'Iv programmes 
D) is the most important single factor in predicting aggressive behaviour 
E) can make people indifferent to reality 
192 -The anther states that watching a large number of violent TV shows --- .
A) may be an indicator of violent family relationships 
B) can make a child insensitive to real life 
C) makes children want to see people get killed 
D) Is one of the causes of a poor socio -economic background 
E) is related to a person's IQ 

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Amphibious vehicles, those that can move on both land and water, have been in use for a 
number of years. However, while most of them are quite fast on land, they move quite 
slowly when they are functioning as boats. The only truly amphibious vehicle that can 
move with equal ease on both 
land and water, is the Hovercraft. A Hovercraft actually travels on an air cushion produced 
by a large fan which blows air downwards between the body of the vehicle and the water 
or the ground. This lifts up the craft. Because the Hovercraft floats on the air cushion, 
there is no contact between the craft and the surface below. This allows it to travel over 
flat or rough ground, or 
water.