Reading passages

Movement's understanding of "culture" has shifted over the years among the fine-
arts conception, the idea of general moral cultivation, and the anthropological 
understanding of total and distinctive ways of life. What hasn't changed is the 
commitment, in the words of the 1995 charter, to "symbolising the universality and 

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the diversity of human cultures" through the Olympic Games, thereby serving 
intercultural understanding and reconciliation. (a,e,b)
 
253- One of the aims of the Olympic Games is .......... .
A) to represent the harmony between different cultures of the world 
B) to provide world-wide athletes a competitive atmosphere 
C) to eradicate nationalism from all over the world 
D) to promote companies which sponsor them 
E) to remind people what might happen if they don't live in harmony 
254- This passage might not be seen in ........... .
A) a bulletin giving information about the activities of the Olympic Games committee 
B) a book written on the history of Olympic Games 
C) an encyclopaedia under the entry of "Olympic Games" 
D) a news periodical published on the anniversary of the Olympic Games 
E) a booklet brought out by United Nations on its centennial celebrations 
255- The passage is mainly concerned with ............ .
A) how the Olympic Games were first held 
B) changing and ever-lasting objectives of the Olympic Games over decades 
C) the elements of the charter and its creators' professions 
D) what the Olympic games were like at the beginning of 20th century 
E) the far-reaching benefits of the Olympic Games 
An explosives factory can be separated into two zones: the "non-danger" and 
"danger" areas. The main function of the non-danger area lies in the manufacture of