Reading passages

172- From the passage we can infer that the writer is somewhat apprehensive in case .................. .
A) developments in computer programming will become more and more expensive
B) computer sales should drop rapidly
C) his book will be felt, by many people, to be useless.
D) programming languages should become much more complicated
E) computer programming should be taken over by academia
173- According to the text, publications on computer technology ...................... A) are only concerned with Fortran language
B) are created by academia for academia
C) are largely repetitive and very expensive
D) invariably lead to a great deal of public reaction
E) have already reached a very big number
174- The writer of this passage thinks that his new book on Fortran is justified because .................... .
A) computer science is quite new with little relevant literature
B) it brings a new approach to computer programming languages
C) computer professionals have not as yet recognise the changes occurring in computer science
D) it will boost the sale of computers all over the world
E) it will alter the concept of computer science among academia
Until 1980s most British museums and art academies considered watercolour an amateur pursuit or a preliminary to serious work in oils. Many British watercolorists saw the medium as a holiday diversion, using portable paint boxes and a free style to make what they called “snapshots” of their travels. However, a few recognised the exceptional capacity of watercolour as a medium of art to provide clear and luminous colours in works that would evoke the ever-changing nature of lakes and rivers they knew so well, and ultimately compete for supremacy with oil painting in major art collections.
175- We can infer from the passage that, in Britain, it was a long time before watercolours.................. .
A) were taken seriously as a means of art
B) lost their appeal like oils
C) fell out of public interest
D) became an amateur hobby among the ordinary people
E) were confined to the depiction of lakes and seas