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3. One can conclude from the given passage that modern education .............
a. is a clear continuation of the practices of earlier times
b. is more interested in practical skills than in mental development of any kind
c. gives more importance to the development of a child's mind and character than it used
to
d. does not prepare young people for their future
When Queen Victoria died in 1901, the world was entering a new and exciting period of
change. For instance, in that year, for the first time, wireless signals had crossed the Atlantic
and, in the following year, an airship flew from Europe to America. Already the motor car had
come into use and was making life much easier. Telephones, also, were becoming fairly
common. Politically and economically, people looked forward to a time of peace, wealth and
progress. In fact, nothing seemed to stand in the way of such a future.
4. It is obvious from the passage that the twentieth century ................
a. opened with a decline in industrial and economic activity
b. inherited, from the previous century, very many serious social and political problems
c. began in a spirit of hope and confidence which was more or less world-wide
d. was ushered in by a wave of despair and discontent
5. At the beginning of the twentieth century, people ................
a. were still not fully aware of the benefits of the telephone
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