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However, smaller galleries, and the artists whose work was shown by their
resourceful
proprietors, fared less well, and over the long term it is the work of young artists that
determines the course of art for the future.
4. The point shown in the passage is that the recession in the 1970s............. .
a) made many young artists to give up their profession
b) caused the immediate closure of several major museums in the West
c) was one of the most serious in economic
history
d) didn't at first appear to hit hard at the art world
5. One can conclude from the passage that if a generation of young artists is lost............. ,
a) this would not have a damaging effect on art museums and galleries even in the long run
b) the development of art will be greatly hampered in the future
c) recession in the art-market would not last very long
d) smaller galleries would benefit from it
6. In accordance with the passage, the individuals in the art world who 'were
most strongly
affected by the recession ............. .
a) were young artists and the small galleries.
b) tried to balance their losses by buying up the work of young artists
c) were the well established art dealers
d) decided to stop holding exhibitions altogether
Computers should never have received the significant: status they now have, Fascinating and
invaluable as they are, even the most developed have less brain power than a three-year-old.
The\ do, however, score on single mindedness. The three year old uses her
brain not only to
think but also to do some certain tasks like seeing hearing and cunning about, which need
incredibly fast and sophisticated electro-mechanical interactions. But the computer just sits
there and sends spacecraft to the moon or re-arranges the world banking system which is very
much easier. That's why man's dream of robot maids is still a long way off.
7. The main point shown by the passage
is that the human brain
a) is much inferior to any known computer
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