Variant – 1 Choose the best answer

Read & choose the correct answer for (25-28).

An embargo is a total ban on the import of particular

goods. Embargoes are perhaps the most extreme form of

protection - because they leav– consumers of certain

products with no choice but to buy from local producers . An

embargo on sugar imports, for instance, is clearly designed to

shield domestic industry from foreign competition altogether .

However, there are other reasons why governments impose

embargoes. Total bans on the importation of certain meat

products, for example, act as safeguards against the

introduction of exotic animal diseases into the country.

Embargoes on narcotic drugs - as well as on cer–ain books

and movies - are imposed becau–e these commodities are

considered to be undesirable for the development of society.

And in some instances, governments may ban all imports

from particular countries with political motives in mind.

25. According to the passage, the prohibition of all imports

from certain countries ...

A) can help societies become more stable.

В) is sometimes owing to a political reason.

C) is contributing to the well-being of the poor people.

D) is always used as an economic weapon.

26. One can deduce from the passage that imposing

embargoes on certain books ...

A) is directed at preventing their unwanted social effects.

B) can be regarded as censorship of local publishers.

C) cannot be approved.

D) is disapproved by many people who like reading foreign

books.