Reading passages

86- The author feels that .......... .
A) it was unfair for Columbus to die in debtor’s dungeon
B) Amerigo Vespucci did not show consideration for Columbus’s success
C) Columbus’s knowledge of geography was inadequate
D) Vespucci was not as popular with geographers as Columbus was
E) Columbus could not persuade people that he had found a new continent
87- It can be deduced that ......... .
A) Vespucci and Columbus had never sailed together
B) Columbus had wished the new continent to be called ‘Indies’
C) Vespucci was the mariner whose name really deserved to be given to America
D) the lifetime of Columbus and Vespucci did not coincide with each other
E) Amerigo Vespucci was a better geographer than Columbus was
The movement of people from the countryside into the cities naturally causes many problems there. The obvious one is overcrowding, which becomes a heavy burden on schools, hospitals and transport systems. The countryside is also negatively affected . As it is usually the young and healthy who leave the countryside , this creates a shortage in the workforce for farming and other rural activities. The best solution would clearly be to ensure that rural life has more to offer to the young.
88- It is implicitly mentioned in the passage that , inasmuch as large numbers of people residing in the countryside flock to the towns, .......... .
A) it brings more problems to the former
B) there aren’t drawbacks for everybody
C) new hospitals will have to be mounted
D) the quality of public transport should be enhanced better to meet the demand
E) rural life enjoys more things to lay at people’s feet indeed
89- The writer straightforwardly states that , as a result of migration, those left behind ........... .
A) are the ones who genuinely enjoy peace and quiet
B) are no longer concerned with rural activities
C) are mostly those preoccupied with farming
D) often feel having been forsaken by the young who fled in the hope of a new life
E) incorporate mostly the elderly and those too frail to take care of themselves