C. as a branch of science, psychology is no longer to be understood in its literal sense D. the mind and the body function independently
Aid to underdeveloped countries takes many forms and it is given for many reasons.
Underdeveloped countries need aid to provide finance for development projects to provide
foreign exchange with which imports for development purpose can be bought; and to provide
the trained manpower and technical knowledge they lack. The motives of the donor are not
always humanitarian. "Aid can take a military form; it can be used to support an incompetent or
unjust government. Nor is aid always beneficial to the recipient country. It may be wasted on
ill-concerned or prestige projects, or cause the government simply to relax its own efforts.
13. In the passage, it is argued that the reasons behind the aid given to underdeveloped
countries __.
A. are always of a military nature
B. are varied in purpose and in effect C. can be disregarded altogether
D. invariably involved humanitarian principals
14. One infers from the passage that what is generally referred to as aid __.
A. usually leads to the overthrow of the government of the recipient country
B. is in fact, monetary support for development projects only
C. is actually one country's intervention in another country's internal affairs
D. does not necessarily benefit the recipient country 15. According to the passage, unless they receive aid, underdeveloped countries __.
A. will loose their world-wide prestige
B. often face military coups
C. will be at the mercy of donor countries
D. cannot provide money and human recourses for development The practical advantage of prefabrication are two-fold: it is
quicker and it does away with uncertainty. Speed in building
is important these days because of the high cost of land: the
time during which such an expensive commodity is out of use must be reduced to a minimum.
And partly or wholly
prefabricated methods of construction save time on the job
because parts are prepared in the factory beforehand. Prefabrication does away with uncertainty
because it means
that the whole building is made of standard parts the behaviour of which is known and has been
tested.
16. Since land is extremely valuable it is important that ___.
A. costs do not continue to rise
B. the building materials should also be expensive
C. people should not disagree as to the advantages of prefabrication
