Reading passages

The common feature of such items as spices condiments herbs vinegar and 
pickles is that_______.
A)they are all manufactured rather than natural 
B)they can all do harm to the stomach lining 
C)they can classified in the group of mild stimulants 
D)they are not nutritious but give the food flavour 
E) they are rather costly 
26. From a medical point of view.
A)there is a close link between the person's age and the amount of alcohol he drinks 
B)eating foods that have no nutritive value helps do nothing but tire the stmomach out 
C)alcohol isn't considered harmful when drunk in moderate amounts by adults 
D)it is important from a psychological point of view to eat palatable meals as wel] as 
nutritious. 
E) alchol should be prohibited 
27. 
The writer states that.
A)the effect of coffee and tea on sleep can vary from person to person 
B)manufactured drinks are more harmful than tea and coffee 
C)tea, coffee and manufactured drinks are usually consumed more when the person is 
dieting 
D)kidneys are the organs which are affected most when tea and coffee are drunk 
excessively 
E) people tend to sleep more than they need 

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Geometry is a very old science. We are told by Herodotus, a Greek historian, that 
geometry had its origin in Egypt along the banks of the river Nile. The first record we 
have of its study is found in a manuscript written by Mimes, an Egyptian scholar, about 
1550 B.C. This manuscript is believed to be a copy of a treatise which dated back 
probably, more than a thousand years, and describes the use of geometry at that time in a 
very crude form of surveying or measurement. In fact, geometry, which means "earth 
measurement," received its name in this manner. This re-measuring of the land was 
necessary because of the annual overflow of the river Nile and the consequent destroying 
of the boundaries of farm lands. This early geometry was very largely a list of rules or 
formulas for finding the areas of plane figures. Many-of these rules were inaccurate, but 
in the main, they were fairly satisfactory. 
28.