Reading passages

168- It is argued in the passage that ................ .
A) questions of increased output must be given priority
B) economic progress depends largely on technological developments
C) society was slow to realise the need to invest in man
D) expenditures should be evenly distributed among the secretary
E) improvements in the health services are urgently required
After 1930s the Western world realised that it was leading in another age of absolutism or rather, an age of totalitarian dictatorship much worse than the worst of the old absolute kings: such regimes could be seen to be enforcing a “law” that was the command hardly of a “sovereign” but of cruel and genocidal despot. It was ordinary people who protested: “This cannot be law. Law, if it is to deserve the name of law, must respect at least some basic rights to which every human being is entitled simply because he is human.”
169- According to the passage, in comparison with the absolute kings of the past, modern dictators ................
A) have illustrated a relatively high respect for the rights of the individual
B) have been much more cruel and oppressive
C) have received great support from ordinary people
D) have always been anxious to rule in a fair manner
E) have shown tendency to the enforcement of law
170- The writer explains that a major distinctive feature of “law” is .................. .
A) to uphold respect for the king
B) that it disregards the rights of human beings
C) to prevent the rise of totalitarianism in the world
D) to respect for basic human rights
E) that it ought to make a return to absolutism impossible
171- According to the text, the major protest against the despots of modern times...................... .
A) has been largely related to their genocidal actions
B) started to increase after 1933
C) has largely been confined to the Western nations
D) has been owing to a growing fear of totalitarianism
E) has come from ordinary people who are concerned about their basic rights
A great number of books have been prepared on computers, computer programming, and computer programming languages, particularly Fortran. Producing another book on Fortran, even the newest Fortran IV, probably seems unreasonable to most, and it is with mild trepidation that, I, the author, embark on this project. On the other hand, several good reasons can be stated for doing just that. Most computer professionals will agree that the field of computer and information science has quickly become a valid discipline for academia, and that rapid changes are occurring in computer programming languages. Both of these facts suggest that a new direction be taken in presenting the subject.